Stephen King: Telekinesis And It’s Effects On The Innocent

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brings her only fear and loathing
( Magistrale 336 ).

One of Carrie White’s biggest and greatest downfalls in her misinformation to life is
her misunderstanding of the pre-adolescent menstrual cycle.

Carrie White experiences some sort of dysmenorrhea
which functions as a portent of her personal
destruction and the destruction of her community
( Burns and Kannee 369 ).

Carrie White’s mother never explained this important event in a young woman’s life to Carrie. Carrie’s mother believed the period was somewhat of a sinful omen sinful that had been done. When Carrie’s turn came to be “blessed” with this joyous miracle in a pre-teen’s life she was left in the darkness, completely oblivious and unaware. Her peers took this to their advantage and ridiculed her to no end.
The whole bloody mess of Carrie’s womanhood “coming out” took place in the shower/ locker room of her high school. With Carrie laying curled up in the corner of a shower stall, with blood and ...

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her mother, but also her classmates, friends, and community members. In this process Carrie became so enraged and engulfed in her powers that all else became a blur to her. It was as if the powers of telekinesis took over her body and she became unable to control her actions.

Carrie uses her telekinetic powers to destroy everything


in sight ..... distinctions between good and evil lose
their significance for her, and Carrie’s night of carnage
include those who are innocent along with those who are
culpable (Magistrale 336).

In the context of the story Carrie there is one noticeably underlying, repeated, question. Did Carrietta White ever have control of her own ...

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