Misery

“Fifty-one hours. He knew this because of the pen, the elegant, beautifully written pen he had in his pocket when the accident happened. He had managed to reach it and keep it after she left. With this pen, he would write a mark on his arm every time the clock struck an hour: four vertical marks, then a diagonal line to complete the quintet. When I returned home, there were ten groups of these quintets and one more. The small groups were neat at first, but then they began to become increasingly crooked as his hands began to tremble. He was sure he hadn’t mistaken any hour because he never slept, only had brief dozes, and the ticking of the clock woke him every time his eyes closed. After a while, hunger and thirst began to invade his body, despite the pain. The combination of the three sensations felt like a horse race. At first, the “king of pain” was far ahead, and the “king of hunger” was far behind. Thirst “The beautiful one” was absent in the dust. But the day after she left, at sunrise, the “King of Hunger” began to compete strongly with the “King of Pain.” He had spent most of the night alternating between dozing and waking up drenched in a cold sweat. He was certainly dying, and after a while he wished he were. Anything would relieve his suffering. And on top of that, he had no idea what the pain would lead to. All he knew was that the stakes were getting bigger. From the stake springs the imaginations of Paul, a paralyzed writer who suffered an accident that left him bedridden for a long period. Paul’s imaginations grow through Annie, who cared for him during his illness. Her two personalities inspired him to create the character of a cruel woman who imprisoned him in a room whose closed walls and door did nothing to prevent him from pursuing the fantasies that enabled him to weave this novel. The reader can sense a graphic line between Paul’s pain and suffering and the accelerating events and strange fantasies. The more pain and fever overwhelm Paul’s body, the further he delves into strange thoughts and events, generating suspense and anticipation within the novel. The novelist Stephen King attempts to blend reality with fantasy, allowing the reader to experience the atmosphere of fiction and the extent of the novelist’s suffering in completing his work. It is worth noting that Stephen King’s novels have been translated into 26 languages ​​and have sold more than 300 million copies.