Suffer the Little Children - Stephen King

In this paper, Im going to take a formalist approach to look at language, tone and structure of Suffer the Little Children by Stephen King. This story is not just about a particular teacher or a particular student; it is more about a disturbed ladys state of mind, and my work will give emphasis to the characterization the author uses through the text. The first thing I would like to talk about is Kings use …

…ulimately her death. Some may see Suffer the Little Children just as an intriguing work of fiction, but in my opinion, it could be a story pulled from the headlines of a newspaper. The characterization was so well done, that King gives us the illusion that the character could be real; and through analyzing language, tone and structure of the work, we can understand Stephen Kings story in a clear way, contributing to its meaning.