The Shining: Summary

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was finally getting in some writing time to work on his novel. Just when everything else was going well, Jack was drifting near an edge. He wondered into the ballroom, up to the bar and ordered a drink as if a bartender would give him a drink, when he looked up he saw that there was a bartender and all. He asked the bartender what he was doing there, when only his family and himself were supposed to be there. The bartender replied with the offer of a drink and explained that he was Dilbert Grady, an ex-caretaker who murdered his wife and two daughters then committed suicide. Grady explained how he and the other spirits who reside at the Overlook appreciated the job Jack was doing, taking care of the hotel and that the open bar was sort of a thank you.
Wendy became suspicious when she started to smell the booze on Jack's breath but she couldn't understand because she knew about the absence of liquor from the hotel. Jack's drinking became more frequent and Grady's propaganda about ...

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