Does anyone know why the lodge did not blow up when the previous caretaker died? It would lead one to believe that this would have to be the logical outcome if the boiler must always be maintained. This has bothered me for a long time.
2007-02-18 08:18:04 · 6 answers · asked by chicagonightowl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I read the book not watched the movie.
2007-02-18 08:27:05 · update #1
I read the book not watched the movie.
2007-02-18 08:27:36 · update #2
You should write Stephen King and ask him.
To contact Stephen King, please try writing to the following address.
Creative Artists Agency
9830 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90212-1825
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2007-02-18 10:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by nanlwart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer with Stephen King is usually a simple one: supernatural. It isn't a normal lodge. For crying out loud, the hedges attack the porch and figurines bite people. If it doesn't want to blow up, it won't. If it wants to mess with people, it will.
I wasn't a huge fan of the story, but here's why, and it relates to what you're asking: the house was a character, not a setting. It did things to people. The whole property. It was alive in a supernatural way. I didn't read it like that, and I really missed out. I'll have to go back to it and look at the house as a living character (a common method used in writing, making an object or setting into a character). Try reading it with that in mind and see if that helps. If the house is indeed 'alive' as a character, it has the ability to destroy or save itself when it pleases.
2007-02-18 21:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by fuzzinutzz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't it winter? Wouldn't the volume of snow on the roof have covered over any of the fires that started from the boiler blowing up? Or if it was a low density boiler maybe all that happened was that hot water was spewed all over the basement. I just enjoyed the book, I didn't try to rationalize over why or why not something worked or not.
2007-02-18 17:21:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go with Wally on this one. If you spend your time picking apart all the inconsistencies in fiction, you'll ruin your enjoyment. Granted, if there are too many mistakes, it can be distracting. If it's only a few pushes at the edges of your disbelief, however, I say ignore it, kick back, and enjoy the show.
2007-02-18 17:51:19 · answer #4 · answered by remymort 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FICTION book & movie vs reality
2007-02-18 16:25:33 · answer #5 · answered by Crazymom 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Here's Jhonny."
2007-02-18 16:20:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋