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The Body (King novella)
coming-of-age story short story by Writer King
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| Author | Stephen King |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Coming-of-age story |
| Publisher | Viking |
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| Publication place | United States |
| Media&#;type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 72 |
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The Body is a novella written by Stephen King and published in his collection Different Seasons.
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Gordie LaChance is a young teenager living in a small town in Maine in Gordie has had a rough family life for about a year since his older brother Dennis ("Denny") was killed in a vehicle accident in the Army. Gordie looked up to his brother, who treated him very well but his parents are still deeply in shock over their older son's death and haven't begun to recover. Gordie's father often chides his younger son about the friends he has, suggesting they're slow-witted or feeble. Gordie's best friend, Chris Chambers, comes from a broken home with an extremely abusive alcoholic father and where the boys are expected to become delinquents&#;like his next older brother, Billy.&#; Gordie is hanging out with Chris and their other friend Teddy Duchamp in their treehouse in a vacant lot on a very hot, late-summer day. While they play poker, Vern Tessio&#;bursts in with exciting news: he informs his three friends that he has overheard his older brother Billy talking with his friend Charlie Hogan, about the location of the corpse of Ray Brower, a boy from Chamberlain, a town 40 miles or so east of Castle Rock, who has gone missing, while going out to pick blueberries wi
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The Body
52 pages • 1 hour read
Stephen King
Stephen King
Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in
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Character Analysis
Gordon “Gordie” Lachance
Gordie Lachance is the story’s narrator. At an undisclosed point in the future, he’s a wealthy author. He writes the story The Body to make sense of his emotions surrounding the weekend when he and his friends went to see the body of Ray Bowers. Precocious, introspective, and intelligent, Gordie is a natural storyteller. His home life is lonely, as the death of his brother Dennis has rendered his parents indifferent and near catatonic. As an adult, Gordon is still interested in stories but has questions about whether fiction—his or anyone else’s—is meaningful. Of all the characters, however, Gordie has the best prospects for the future. He’s a loyal friend to the others, especially Chris. When they’re in junior high and Chris expresses an interest in attending college, Gordie studies with him for h