Stephen King

Stephen King

Long Walk / Thinner

The Long Walk: In the near future, where America has become a police state, one hundred boys are selected to enter an annual contest where the winner will be awarded whatever he wants for the rest of his life. The game is simple - maintain a steady pace of four miles per hour without stopping. Three warnings, and you're shot to death.
Thinner: Billy Halleck commits vehicular homicide when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old lady on the street. Overweigh Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, "Thinner." Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition.


Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Ending

The ending was trivial because Garraty seems as though he's going to give up, but he is the main character, so that cannot necessarily happen. I think Stebbins has something to do with Garraty's continuing, as do all of the rest of the boys. He might feel as though he has to continue walking for all of them/. You can especially see this when he is talking, or reciting each of their names. But I would also like to know if he won or not. And what happens when both Walkers finish without dying.
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