Notes on Final Speech

Stephen King sounds like:

·         Some of his work is didactic (desperation for example)

·         Most of his work is colloquial

·         Could be opaque? If you don’t catch onto his themes right away? Maybe?

The first problem I faced with this particular part of the assignment was figuring out how to describe any author’s work. After doing some research I decided the best way to do this was by just telling you how I think they sound. So, this brings me to my author Stephen King. The main adjective I would use to describe the most of King’s works is “didactic.” Didactic means “intended to teach, moral instruction as an ulterior motive.” For Stephen King, it could be argued that his ulterior motive is to show the power of God, or that good often triumphs over evil. He does this in a number of his works, including The Stand and Desperation. In both these novels God’s representatives triumph over the Devil’s representatives. In Desperation, a little boy who is very religious defeats a demon and in The Stand the representatives of God’s community eventually overthrow the Devil’s community. An example of good versus evil could be found in Salem’s Lot, which is about a small town that is plagued by vampires. In this novel the protagonists, one of whom is a priest, eventually prevail over the vampires. So, while there are many adjectives that could be used to describe Stephen King’s many novels the one that I feel is most appropriate is “didactic.”