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He left and when Jack called him to ask to write a book about the Overlook hotel, he immediately shot it down and threatened to fire him. Also Ullman didn't like the fact that Jack was getting the job in the first place, so he tried to sabotage it. For example, he told them that people have died in the bathtubs.

The character, Ullman, reminds me of the people in movies that are always causing trouble and are always acting like they are planning something. This is because, he was very reluctant when hiring Jack. When he finally did, he seemed to give a tour that made the Overlook hotel sound scary (which it is).

This becomes a HUGE factor in the book because of Jacks circumstances when he was young. Jack started drinking at a young age because of how he was raised by his parents. This led to him being a drunk and having a horrid temperament. He got fired from his job, he came to a near divorce from his wife, and he broke Danny's arm leading to a bend of relationship between him and his wife.

Based on the characters experiences in The Shining, the statement "A persons difficult childhood excuses bad behaviors" is not unless under harsh and extreme circumstances. When the main character, Jack, was young, he was beat by his father. His father still thought of him as his favorite child. Just because Jack was beaten when he was young does this give the right for him to beat Danny?

Danny doesn't want to tell his parents about the scary things Tony shows him because he doesn't want his parents to think he's going crazy. For an example, Danny had a friend who's dad "Lost his marbles" and "The white men took him away" (to a mental home to contain his anger). Danny is scared that he too will be "Taken away by the white men".

The main character in my book is Danny Torrance. Danny is five years old and he has a very mature mind and seems to be aware of his surroundings. Danny only had a couple of friends and that's why he made an imaginary friend named Tony who showed him imaginary things he wanted to see. When they moved to the Overlook hotel, Tony shows Danny scary things.

(Continued from last update) An example of when the author gave us a clue of the setting is when Jack was worried he was going to run out gas before they get to the hotel from the market closest to the hotel. The Overlook Hotel was very un cleaned by the way the author explained. For an example, there was a wasps nest right at the front filled with wasps. The wasps nest created an impact on the plot of the story.

My story takes place at a hotel called The Overlook. I can tell because Jack got a job from Ullman to look after the hotel as a job with his family. The hotel is stated multiple times that it is in the middle of no where. The fact that it takes place in a deserted place, adds to the effect of the horror. The author has dropped a couple clues to where the plot takes place and how stranded it really is.To be continued.

The Shining has a lot of un realistic events and seems like a pretty unrealistic book overall. The plot is that they are living in a haunted hotel and only there 5 year old son, Danny, can see the unnatural things occurring. Danny has an imaginary friend named Tony that makes Danny hallucinate. For an example, when Danny's dad came home with groceries instead of Danny saw the bag as an axe with blood and hair on it.