THE SHINING

• Author: Stephen King
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publish date: January 28,1977
• By: Clay Williams

BOOK JACKET

THE SHINING

OPENING SCENE

• Jack Torrance interviews for the caretaker position at the Overlook Hotel.
• Jack gets the job, and he and his family have to stay the winter there, alone.
• His son Danny, senses that something evil in the hotel awaits.

MAJOR CHARACTERS

• Danny Torrance
• Jack and Wendy's son. Has the ability to "shine" or read minds.
• Smart, adventuresome, fearless

MAJOR CHARACTERS

• Jack Torrance
• Weak-willed man who turns to drinking.
• Drunk, angry, weak minded

MAJOR CHARACTERS

• Wendy Torrance
• A sweet woman who is brave and strong.
• Strong, loving, caring

MINOR CHARACTERS

• Dick Hallorann
• Outlook Hotel's cook
• Has the ability to shine, just not as strong as Danny's.
• In the end, saves Danny and Wendy
• Brave, heroic, wise

MAIN CONFLICT

• There's something evil inside the Outlook, and it's out for the Torrances.

SUMMARY

• Jack lands a job at the Outlook Hotel
• Danny senses evil awaiting, but says nothing in fear.
• Danny starts to see the result of a 1945 masquerade ball.
• Danny sees a dead naked woman, a man in a bloody dog suit, and a ghost.
• The Hotel convinces Jack to kill his family. He beats Wendy with a mallet nearly to death...

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• ...and tries to go for Danny. Danny reminds Jack about the boiler room.
• As Jack tries to prevent the Overlook from blowing up, it's too late.
• The blast takes the Overlook and all the evil with it.
• Danny and Wendy live another day, only from being saved by Dick Hallorann

CLOSING SCENE

• Wendy, Danny, and Hallorann fish in Maine
• Wendy and Danny survived evil, but lost Jack along the way
• Danny used his ability to defeat the evil inside the hotel
• Wendy helped, but was severely injured during.

QUOTES

• "Some people are like places, some shine and some don't."
• This is from Hallorann, who references the ability to shine
• "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"
• Jack has gone a while without drinking, and he goes insane.