George Orwell s Jerusalem s Lot And Children Of The Corn

A small moment, a second, transforms over time to be a nightmare influencing life. (Hook) King’s childhood was filled with pain, from wasps, cinderblocks and giant needles going into his head. Without even a complete family unit to draw strength from, King remembers the inordinate amount of pain from his early- and later- years, and that pain is present in his horrific stories. His chaotic childhood with economic struggles and estranged family transferred into his stories as well. (Discussion) The overbearing chaos and horror within his stories â€Å"Jerusalem’s Lot†and â€Å"Children of the Corn† originates from King’s personal experiences as described in On Writing. (Thesis) The unresolved conflicts of his stories resemble the problems in his childhood that were never fixed. He doesn’t skimp on pain and chaos in his stories as life didn’t hide pain and chaos from him as a child. That chaos was also aided by ambiguous details, and the chaos peaks at the end of the stories. (Essay Map) King’s experiences from his life influenced the horror and chaos of â€Å"Jerusalem’s Lot†. (Topic Sentence) King’s childhood was unique because of his lack of a father. His parents split before it was common, and a similar split family was centered in â€Å"Jerusalem’s Lot†. (Supporting Detail 1) The character Boone was separated from a side of his family because of a fight between his grandfather and great-uncle over the evil that was plaguing the town. The addition of this backstory to the tale could have been