Analyse af Stephen Kings novelle 'The Body'

This roman (The Body was written in 1982 by Stephen King). Is about four young boys taking a journey to find a body somewhere in the woods that is at the county line. This story is about more than just four boys going on an adventure it’s about them becoming closer to each other and learning real life lessons. The four boys are all going into their first year of middle school so this is a time in their life when they learn things that will help them in life. In the first major scene the boys are all in a tree house where the character Vern tells the other three boys about the body. Vern is the outcast of the group and Teddy is a boy who was abused by his father and is a strange child, Chris is the tough guy of the group and the leader and Gordy who is the narrator and the story is seen from his point of view. The boys are all convinced that going to look for the body and possibly finding it. These boys decide to go forth and try to find the body. The boys pack their belongings up and all tell their parents that they are sleeping over one of the others houses and the next day they are going to the drag races. So, they meet up downtown and get ready for their journey. Gordy and Chris meet up together first and Chris shows the pistol that he borrowed from his old man, who was probably too drunk to notice. They take off from behind the building where they were.They start off their journey towards finding the body of a boy their age who met his fate from a moving train. A little way into the trip they find they have forgotten to assign the task of bringing the food. They put together the money they have and plan to have one person go and buy the stuff. They flip coins and Gordy turns out to be the one chosen to go. They stop for the night and set up camp. They cook and eat their food and sit around the fire bonding their friendships. Telling secrets to each other. It’s during this time that Chris and Gordy make a special bond to one another. Chris tells of how his family’s bad reputation has affected him. Gordy comforts him and encourages him to work hard to prove everyone wrong and make something of himself.