Children and Childhood in the Works of Stephen King
Abstract
This unique and timely collection examines childhood and the child character throughout Stephen King’s works, from his early novels and short stories, through film adaptations, to his most recent publications. King’s use of child characters within the framework of horror (or of horrific childhood) raises questions about adult expectations of children, childhood, the American family, child agency, and the nature of fear and terror for (or by) children. The ways in which King presents, complicates, challenges, or terrorizes children and notions of childhood provide a unique lens through which to examine American culture, including both adult and social anxieties about children and childhood across the decades of King’s works.
Schlagworte
child agency childhood children coming of age Childhood studies Stephen King the American family media studies fear horror- i–viii Preface i–viii
- 1–12 Introduction 1–12
- 13–94 Part I 1970s 13–94
- 95–258 Part II 1980s 95–258
- 259–292 Part III 1990s 259–292
- 293–334 Part IV 2000s 293–334
- 335–340 Index 335–340
- 341–344 About the Contributors 341–344