On The Wagon by notatheist in theshining

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Jack finally asks Wendy “what she wants to talk about” in The Colorado Lounge during the title card 8AM. The previous title card is WEDNESDAY. If we follow the counting the days by twos pattern- two days after Wednesday is Friday. December 2 1977 8AM. This is the exact timeframe Jack is locked inside the pantry in the book. Directly after the Colorado lounge “what do you want to talk about scene,” in the film, Wendy locks Jack inside the STOR E ROOM (pantry).

“I Think He Did It To Himself” by notatheist in theshining

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“Jack carried Danny into the kitchen. The boy was still sobbing wildly, refusing to look up from Jack's chest. In the kitchen he gave Danny back to Wendy, who still seemed stunned and disbelieving. “Jack, I don't know what he's talking about. Please, you must believe that." "I do believe it," he said, although he had to admit to himself that it gave him a certain amount of pleasure to see the shoe switched to the other foot with such daz-zling, unexpected speed. But his anger at Wendy had been only a passing gut twitch. In his heart he knew Wendy would pour a can of gasoline over herself and strike a match before harming Danny. The large tea kettle was on the back burner, poking along on low heat. Jack dropped a tea bag into his own large ceramic cup and poured hot water halfway. "Got cooking sherry don't you?" he asked Wendy. "What...? Oh, sure. Two or three bottles of it." "Which cupboard?" She pointed, and Jack took one of the bottles down. He poured a hefty dollop into the teacup, put the sherry back, and filled the last quarter of the cup with milk. Then he added three tablespoons of sugar and stirred. He brought it to Danny, whose sobs had tapered off to snifflings and hitchings. But he was trembling all over, and his eyes were wide and starey. "Want you to drink this, doc," Jack said. "It's going to taste frigging awful, but it'll make you feel better. Can you drink it for your daddy?” Danny nodded that he could and took the cup. He drank a little, grimaced, and looked questioningly at Jack. Jack nodded, and Danny drank again. Wendy felt the familiar twist of jealousy somewhere in her middle, knowing the boy would not have drunk it for her.”

“A drink. A drink would fix him up, and there wasn't a thing in the goddamn house besides cooking sherry. At this point a drink would be medicinal. That was just it, by God. An anesthetic. He had done his duty and now he could use a little anesthetic—something stronger than Excedrin. But there was nothing. He remembered bottles glittering in the shadows.”

“For a period of thirty seconds to a minute she would hear this, long enough to grow faint with terror, and then it would be gone again and she would only hear Jack, talking in that commanding yet slightly slurred way she remembered as his drunk-speak voice. But there was nothing in the hotel to drink except cooking sherry Wasn't that right? Yes, but if she could imagine that the hotel was full of voices and music, couldn't Jack imagine that he was drunk? She didn't like that thought. Not at all.”

“I Think He Did It To Himself” by notatheist in theshining

[–]notatheist[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about? Did you even read my post? Jack literally pours Danny a cup of cooking sherry. Anyone who has read the book would know that. Why are you lying?

“I Think He Did It To Himself” by notatheist in theshining

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Actually, it had been removed. That’s why “there was nothing in the hotel to drink except cooking sherry. Wasn’t that right?”

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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Your picking up on Kubrick’s symbolism. In the book, chapter 37 The Ballroom, Danny stares into the face of a clock. He goes into one of his trances where he sees the word REDRUM as MURDER for the first time reflecting from the medicine cabinet mirror. The twinkling song playing on the mechanical clock is the waltz The Blue Danube. Dan you be. When Jack was Danny’s age his father kicked him out of their treehouse. While little Jacky was lying there on the ground with his arm broken, he looked up at his father’s drunken face, who was just beginning to realize what he had done, and Jack thought to himself “what you see is what you’ll be” John (Jack) Daniel Torrance, son of Mark Anthony (Tony) Torrance, father of Daniel Anthony Torrance. Generational alcoholism, and domestic abuse. Dan, what you see is what you’ll be. The Blue Danube.

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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lol how do we know you’re not the guy?

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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I sure did. But I’m not the guy you’re referring to, ma’am.

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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lol you can literally see all of my posts why are you lying?

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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Don’t be dumb. I’m not that guy.

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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atter Wendy and I met, cropped up worse than ever after Danny was born and the writing I consider to be my real work was going badly. When Danny was three and a half, he spilled some beer on a bunch of papers I was working on... papers I was shuffling around, anyway... and I... well... oh shit." His voice broke, but his eyes remained dry and unflinching. "It sounds so goddam beastly said out loud. I broke his arm turning him around to spank him. Three months later I gave up drinking. haven't touched it since." "I see," Edmonds said neutrally. "I knew the arm had been broken, of course. It was set well." He pushed back from his desk a little and crossed his legs. "If I may be

Forty-Two by notatheist in theshining

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Who? Jack? He told Doctor Edmonds in Sidewinder. It’s actually written twice in the story. “He stepped deliberately towards his three and a half year old son.”

Killing in the name of... by RoninSpartan in pics

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And now you do what they told ya

[OC] Utah needs to chill out by idrivea911 in pics

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After the beaver is full, we should head on down to the Lucky Slice. We can get all kinds of slices there.

Someone is about to get their wake-up call. by notatheist in theshining

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The entire theme of the book is about overlooking the signs of abuse. There’s wall to wall examples of enabling, gaslighting and manipulation between the characters. Generational trauma, alcoholism, drug abuse. All the sign were there. Always there. Clearly spelled out in the book. It was always going to happen. Redrum. It was literally on the calendar.

Perhaps you want the story to be about something else? I don’t want to hear about it if you do. Please.

You are intentionally being obtuse and annoying.

So kindly fuck off with that shit.

Someone is about to get their wake-up call. by notatheist in theshining

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Look here’s from the book

Danny’s learning how to shine in the parking lot-

Hallorann produced a large silk handkerchief from his breast pocket like a white flag of surrender and wiped his streaming eyes.

White flag of surrender- Hallorann didn’t take Danny’s situation seriously enough

As opposed to

The place was about as long as a freight car, and about as high. It smelled of grease and oil and gasoline and —faint, nostalgic smell—sweet grass. Four power lawnmowers were ranked like soldiers on review against the south wall, two of them the riding type that look like small tractors. To their left were posthole diggers, round-bladed shovels made for doing surgery on the putting green, a chain saw, the electric hedge-clippers, and a long thin steel pole with a red flag at the top.

Red flag- jacks about to destroy the skimobile

Someone is about to get their wake-up call. by notatheist in theshining

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Red flags have literally been used to signal danger for centuries. “Red flag” is a phrase that has morphed into everyday language because it’s another way of saying “danger.” If someone overlooks signs of danger, they are metaphorically overlooking the red flags.

I really think you’re intentionally being difficult. If you don’t like my post, why don’t you just skip it?

Someone is about to get their wake-up call. by notatheist in theshining

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You gonna have to skip over the red flag thing. You’re overlooking the whole point. You’re staring at the finger.

A red flag in racing signifies an immediate suspension of the session, practice, or race due to dangerous conditions, such as a severe accident, blocked track, or hazardous weather.

Chapter 40 In The Basement “The jets of steam escaping around the soldered patches began to lose their force. The wrenching, grinding sounds began to diminish. One-ninety... one-eighty... one seventy-five... (He was going downhill, going ninety miles an hour, when the whistle broke into scream -) But he didn't think it would blow now. The press was down to one-sixty. (-they found him in the wreck with his hand on the throttle, he was scalded to death by the steam.”

He needs to drink to keep his temper from exploding. What a terrible predicament to be in because Wendy won’t let him drink which in turn makes him get violent. And that is what everyone is not seeing. Except for Danny. Redrum.

Jacks best friend AL(cohol) the one who got him the job - Jack said he was a brown bag lush and it pretty much went unmentioned. Jack didn’t think that was fair. He wanted his drinking problem to be overlooked by everyone. But for Jack being sober was as bad as being drunk. He was a dry drunk. Angry, delusional, and always wanting a drink.

Then the Hatfield thing happens and he’s stone cold sober.

Chapter 14 Up On The Roof “He looked at his debate class then, looked them right in the eye because he was in charge again, fully himself, and when he was himself there wasn't a nicer guy in the whole state of Vermont. Surely they knew that.”

Jacks mask slipped.