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WEEK THIRTEEN: Misery (Book II, chapter 18 - Book IV, chapter 12)
1) What do you think King meant when he wrote of Paul Sheldon: "The Annie in him knew." (p. 192)
2) A lot of animals appear in this book. Pick one animal and argue for its symoblic significance.
3) Why might Misery be naked, yet "dressed in bees?" (p. 234)
4) What is the significance of the concept of "the gotta (pp. 242-3)" in the novel as a whole?
5) Why might have King included Annie's tendency toward self-mutilation?
6) What is the significance of the last two lines of the novel?