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Stephen KingThe Body
Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1982A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Why does Gordie write that the most important things are also the hardest to say?
Gordie’s career as a writer mirrors that of Stephen King’s own career. What does this reveal about King’s own relationship with storytelling?
What does Chris mean when he says that Ray Browers was “ours?” (164).
Why is the deer Gordie’s favorite part of the experience?
Why does Gordie include the text of Stud City in The Body?
Discuss the role that family plays in the story.
Why does Gordie describe himself as an “invisible man” at home?
Why does Gordie question the point of writing even though it has made him rich?
Describe how Chris’s and Gordie’s relationship changed each of them.
What does Gordie mean when he writes, “That boy was me, I think. And the thought which followed, chilling me like a dash of cold water, is: Which boy do you mean?” (161).
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