107 pages 3 hours read

Stephen King

Misery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1987

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"You're my number-one fan."


(Part 1, Page 6)

While Paul is unconscious after his accident, he hears a distorted version of Annie saying she's his "number-one fan." By the time he rouses, he's able to cut Annie off before she can introduce herself as such. The reason for this is because he is so used to hearing other people say the same thing, he does not take it seriously. This is a bit of ironic foreshadowing, as Annie proves the lengths she will go to in her obsession with Paul and his heroine.

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"That was only one of the things about Annie that scared him."


(Part 1, Page 10)

Within his first few days of consciousness, Paul discovers that Annie doesn't know exactly what she's doing in terms of his care. He also discovers that Annie has a huge amount of Novril, that he's hooked on the Novril, and that Annie is "dangerously crazy" (10).

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"She was crazy but he needed her."


(Part 1, Page 23)

Like Stephen King needed his drugs of choice and fan base, Paul depends on Annie to live. She feeds Paul, tends to his injuries, and administers his pain medication. Though Annie is Paul's captor, he depends on her. This relationship dictates the course of the novel.

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