The Shining Themes
Family
From the start of The Shining, you can tell that there's something not quite right about the Torrance family. Maybe it's Danny's imaginary friend; maybe it's Jack's short temper with his wife Wendy...
Violence
It's fair to say that there's a teensy, weensy bit of violence in The Shining. You know how the movie opens with Mr. Ullman telling Jack about how a former caretaker of the Overlook Hotel killed hi...
Isolation
Isolation can be hard on a person, especially when that person feels like a total failure and they think that the book they're working on is their only chance at being relevant. And when that same...
The Supernatural
It's never really confirmed one way or another if there's supernatural stuff going on in The Shining, but there are some pretty strong clues. Yes, you can explain away most of what Wendy, Danny, an...
Madness
In The Shining, it can be really tough to tell the difference between the supernatural and the product of people's warped minds. For example, Jack's weird conversations with Lloyd the bartender cou...
Youth
Stephen King (author of The Shining) was smart enough to know that children can sometimes be downright creepy. Anyone can tell you that kids are sensitive to stuff that adults aren't, but King uses...