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Just finished 1922 and it got me really thinking. Once you get past the horror of the murder and the negative repercussions that follow, the story has a strong underlining theme of corporate oppression. When you think about it Wilf's whole motivation for killing his wife was to stop the money-hungry hog farm coorporation in taking over the land and ultimately ruining their quiet farm-life. In the 1920's many companies started growing and gaining power and stiffling the ordinary man. Look at the way things are today. I'm currently fighting big name banks over my mortgage, along with the thousand of other home owners. I couldn't help but feel for Wilf and understand his fight.
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ReplyDeleteI thought there was an underline moral as well having to do with letting greedy ideals take over what reality is and the outcomes that happen in reality. I mean from the moment he murder Arlette he thought (his Ideals) that it would be easy and simple. The killing would be clean; that was an ideal. The realaity was the horrific blood curdling screams that damned him into his grave. He thought once she was gone his ideal life would happen; in reality it set the path to self destruction.
Ooooo this is fun isn't it? Now we can have these comments handy for the meetings and really get our discussion on.
I think wilf deserved a break, geez! True murder is not a good solution, but Arlette was a biotch!!
ReplyDeleteYes once she got the inheritence she sure did get all hig and mighty right? She should have tried to compromise. He did try to do that at first but when it was apparent she wasn't going to budge he got stressed out. I bet if it happened in this time period he would have gotten off on an insanity plea or some stressed endused murder.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think about her smelly ratty ghost?
He totally would have gotten off this day in age. Ha!
ReplyDeleteThe rat queen was so gross! Along with the rest of the disgusting descriptions. I don't do gore well...that's why I have a hard time with Mr. King.
Yes but his presepctive on things is mind stimulating.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think he thought that the murder would be an easy-out, but it was ultimately the demise of his life, as well as the effect it had on his poor son.
ReplyDeleteI immediately felt bad for the boy the minute he said he coxed him into it. I mean he had to do some brain washing to get a mother-loving boy to help kill his mother. His heart wasn't in it from the start and the only reason he did it at all is because his mother was so vulgar when she got drunk and she bad mouthed his love.
ReplyDeleteHarl (Shan's dada) too was an idiot. his self fish intentions drove the kids to their death. If he hadn't taken Shan awy to that school The end may have been different. Like shan's mom said they would have a grandchild and all live together. At least the burden of the murder would have a distraction for Hank.
For anyone that doesn't know what book we are discussing it is; Full Dar. No Stars by Stephen King- It's the first story
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