Interesting Quote.

Page 38, " There were many religious pictures, but the one Carrie liked the best was on the wall above her chair. It was Jesus leading lambs on a hill that was as green and smooth as the Riverside golf course. The other were not as tranquil: Jesus turning the moneychangers from the temple, Moses throwing the Tablets down upon the worshipers of the golden calf, Thomas the doubter putting his hand in Christ's wounded side (oh, the horrified fascination of that one and the nightmares it has given her as a girl!). " This quote really sets the stage for how Carrie grew up and how religious her mother is. Her mother raised her telling her that almost everything is a sin. Things such as breasts, periods, and her neighbors are all sins. I think the picture of Jesus with the lambs represents Carrie. Carrie is pure and normal deep down inside, but is surrounded by bad influence and darkness with her powers and her mother. This is represented by all of the scary pictures that give Carrie nightmares. I think it also shows the deep effect this strict religion has had on Carrie. She could be a normal girl, but she is forced to act different to satisfy her mothers beliefs. Deep down I think Carrie knows her mother is wrong and hates her for what she has done to her, but she still loves her mom and can't just rebel or leave her. As Carrie has gotten older she has experienced more of the outside, and normal world. We see her first experience an outsider when she walked over to her neighbors yard as a child. Her neighbor was sun bathing and Carrie told her that her breasts were a sin. Carries mother freaked when she saw Carrie talking to the neighbor and started hurting herself and screaming. Carrie ran back to her mother but hesitated as she liked talking to the teenage neighbor. She ended up going to her mother because she didn't want to hurt herself. This shows that Carrie loves her mother and even though she might not agree with her way of life, she will accept it so her mom doesn't hurt herself. I think Carrie will eventually break though, because she has to deal with not only her crazy mom, but the bullies at highschool who taunt Carrie daily.

Opinion of Carrie

So far I have really enjoyed the novel Carrie by Stephen King. It is very unique and suspenseful. We see Carrie being picked on and constantly under a lot of stress. The book keeps switching time periods by going back into the past to show how Carrie was raised, as well as skipping to the future to show short interviews and doctors notes about Carrie. The past shows us how messed up the environment Carrie grew up in was. Her mom is a Jesus freak who thinks everything is a sin and really raised Carrie in a bubble. The future shows us that some type of freak accident occured like rocks raining on Carries house, and no one elses house. There are also doctor reports about Carrie and having telekinesis powers. I really enjoy the book and like how they are really developing the character and slowly moving towards a big event where we see Carries powers. She slowly has been able to move things due to a high amount of stress and large amount of emotion, and I believe it will be her mom who pushes her over the edge. Also there has been a lot about her relationship with her mom as a child, but we are yet to see her interact with her mom in the present. It will be interesting to see because it seems like Carrie respects and hates her mom at the same time. Page 50/240

Carrie blog response

The first book I'm reading is Carrie by Stephen King. The most important thing I've read so far has been the opening scene. Carrie, a 16 year old high school girl, gets her period for the first time while in the showers at school. This scene is very important because it sets the stage for who Carrie is and what her powers are. We see the girls taunt and make fun of Carrie as if she is an animal, and this shows how Carrie is an outcast at high school. It also shows the large amount of emotions she bottles inside, and as she lets them out we see odd things start to happen such as light bulbs breaking and objects moving. This foreshadows the telekinesis powers that Carrie might have and also what might cause her to finally break. Page # 21