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Stephen King

Misery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

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Essay Topics

1.

What is the significance of the novel's opening words?

2.

Identify and discuss three different instances of 'the gotta' in Misery.

3.

Why does Paul despise his character, Misery, so much? What is the difference, in Paul's mind, between a popular writer and a serious writer?

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