Kendyl defends the format of Stephen King’s Carrie against resident writers Dorin and Nicole, but all the girls agree that the characters, while mostly crazy, are incredibly complex.

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Main Discussion

Carrie

-by Stephen King

-published in 1974

-King’s first full length published work

-characters: Carrie, Margaret (her mother), Sue, Chris, Billy, Tommy, Miss Desjardin

-themes/issues: bullying, religious extremism, abuse, TK gene (mutants),

Carrie (1976)

-Screenwriter: Lawrence D. Cohen

-Director: Brian De Palma

-Starring: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving and John Travolta

-also a 2002 made for TV version

Carrie (2013)

-Oct 18 (US), Nov 29 (UK)

-Screenwriter: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

-Director: Kimberly Peirce

-Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Julienne Moore, Judy Greer, and Ansel Elgort

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