Reading The Shining By: Stephen King pgs 209-257

 SUMMARY
   On page 209, the reader is brought to a short scene in which the Torrances are out on the balcony overlooking the front plot of the Overlook Hotel. Mr. Ullman reassures that Jack will take care of the place, and the family watches his car drive off until they are completely alone. Then some time passes by and it is October 20th, and Jack is attempting to shingle the roof. He is in the process when he undergoes another flashback. Jack remebers when he was 7 years old and his dad beat him for throwing something at a car. He then goes all the way up through highschool remembering the fights he had gotten in until he remembers breaking Danny's arm and hurting George Hatfield.
   Next, Jack has a second flashback recalling the fight that he got into with George. George was one of Jack's students and was on the debate team. However, Jack ended up firing George due to his stutter. As a resuly, George becomes upset and slashes Jack's tires, and Jack overreacts by punching George until he is badly beaten. Jack's flashback ends Then Jack climbs down off the roof. Then Danny and Wendy arrive in from town and the family is getting along great. Jack even gives Danny an empty wasp's nest that he found on the roof. Wendy thinks that Danny shoud get checked by a doctor the next morning before winter arrives. That night Danny puts the wasp nest in his bedroom and goes to his parents room. He uses the bathroom but his parents become worried when he doesnt come out. They begin banging on the door telling Danny to come out, and finally Jack kicks the door in. They find Danny huddled up on the bathtub saying Redrum and Roque. Then Danny comes back to reality and explains that he doesn't remember what happened but that he saw Tony in the mirror. Jack and Wendy are nervous and are glad they are taking him to the doctors tomorrow. THen danny goes to bed and once again dreams of the Redrum, but is awakened due to something on his hand. When he wakes up Danny finds wasps on his hand, and he goes to his parents room. Jack is confused why there were so many hornets, and he tells Danny he won't ever lose his temper again.
RESPONSE:
    This section began to get pretty creepy. In the beginning it was not that bad because the family was just starting to live by themselves. But at the end when Danny had the vision in the bathroom, and the occurance of the bees really gives me the creeps. I have never been stung by a bee before so I don;t knmow how bad they feel, but just the thought of one on me is gross. In this chapter Danny for a five year old is acting much more mature because he does not freak out and he is engrossed in his intriguement in learning how to read. I can't remember from the movie, but I wonder if once Danny learns how to read if he will be able to figure out what Redrum means.