66 pages 2 hours read

Stephen King

The Mist

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1980

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Essay Topics

1.

The opening of The Mist portrays David’s close relationship with his family. How is this relationship challenged throughout the novel?

2.

David and Brent enjoy an antagonist relationship. How does their old dispute about property lines lead to their disagreements in the supermarket?

3.

The mist brings strange terrors to a small town. In what way does the mist represent the dangers of the unknown?