Misery by Stephen King

5 Things I understand

• I think that she will start to take advantge of Paul's disability.
• I understand that pills were Paul's only way of survival and peace.
• Annie already wants Paul to start begging for his pills like she is his master.
• I understand that she is obsessed with Paul but why is she behaving in a rude way to someone that she does love so greatly.
• Paul thinks that Annie Wilks is crazy because she doesn't really understand the his new novel called "Fast Cars".

Question I Have

• Why is Paul not continuing his Misery series?
• Why does Annie Wilks not like Paul's new novel?
• What was Annie doing before she had encourtered Paul?
• How did she even see paul fall off the road and get into his accident

Unknown Words

• Cowed Pg. 25-
  to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe.
• Fibrous Pg. 29- containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

In this part of the novel Paul is beginning to see the real dangers of being with Annie.

Misery by Stephen King

Things I Understand

• Paul was looking for his wallet but Annie Wilks wouldn't give it to him and told him that it was in safe keepings.
• Something seems very mysterious about Annie and Paul Sheldon understands that.
• Also they were very far away from town. (Annie's house was very far)
• Annie Wilks tells Paul that the most damaged part of his body from the accident was his legs.
• Annie Wilkes like all of his Misery books a lot and I think she read each of them a little too much.

Questions I Have

• When is this lady going to release Paul Sheldon?
• Does anyone actually go looking for Paul?
• Would Paul still have drove in the huge snow storm if he knew it was coming?
• Would she ever abandon Paul or kill him?

Unknown Words

• Intravenously Pg. 16- through or within a vein.
• Ruminated Pg. 20- to chew the cud, as a ruminant.\

In this part of the novel Annie Wilkes is just taking care of Paul Sheldon and showing him a few damaged parts of his body that he had suffered from the accident.

Misery by Stephen King

5 Things I Understand

• Paul Sheldon awakes finding himself on a bed allmost paralized.
• He started to feel pain and started to know exactly what time that it came.
• Anne Wilkes comes into the room stating that she is his number one fan and that she is the one that saved him.
• She is the only one that puts a time on his life.
• Also, she wants to read his newest book that he just created.

4 Questions I Have

• How did he even get there?
• Also why didn't she bring him to a hospital?
• Why was Anne Wilkes kidnapping paul sheldon?
• How is Paul Sheldon going to escape?

3 Unknown Words

• Tital-Pg. 5-
  Dependent on or scheduled by the time of high tide: a tidal ferry.
• Pilings-Pg. 6-
  a structure composed of piles.
• Crevasse-Pg.10- a breach in an embankment or levee.

In this part of the novel Paul Sheldon basically gets kidnapped and is trying to find a way out of Anne Wilkes house.

Misery by Stephen king

Movie Post

• They do a lot of over the shoulder shots.
• He celebrated with himself after finishing his book.
• The setting of the movie is somewhere in the artic region.
• the main character of the movie is James Caan.
• Paul was driving and the road was slippery and he could hardly see.
• He drived off the road.
• Annie Wilkes is a pretty big person on how she picks paul up.
• The Director uses a lot of close -up shots to show how bad paul looks.
• His legs looks disgusting and the movie does a follow the part when paul tries to look at his legs but he can't because he badly injured.
• Why doesn't the director ever show his feet?
• There is a little difference in the movie because in the book, Anne Wilkes was actually surprised to see that the man she saved was Paul sheldon. in the movie she says that she was really following him and she knew where he stayed at.
• There is a lot of jump cuts between paul and anne.
• I htink she is crazy because she has a pig and called misery after paul's book.
• this is the part of the movie when anne figures out the misery is dead and she is going crazy.
• The director zooms into Annie Wilkes face when she says "if i die then yoou die" to show some kind of emphases.
• why is the camera on the ground when paul decideds to escape?
• overall i think this is a good movie and follows the book well but there are some part that are a little off.