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Edgar Allan Poe's Influence on Stephen King

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January 25, 2011

 

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In looking at both Poe's and King's works, one can see how Poe may have influenced King's writing. Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King are two men who are separated by decades yet seem to be similar. Both suffer from alcoholism and seem to be fixated with death and the means of such. Stephen King is a descriptive writer, just as Poe is, but their ways of describing characters and setting are very different...
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Stephen King is a descriptive writer, just as Poe is, but their ways of describing characters and setting are very different. While Poe uses excessively flowery language, King seems to follow the "less is more" standard. His writing style is uncomplicated and simply tells the reader what his characters look like and what they feel, such as in this passage from "Needful Things": "When Nettie saw Polly's white, puffy face and haggard eyes, her own fears, which had gnawed at her like sharp weasel's teeth as she walked over, were forgotten...
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