While Lloyd pours Jack martini after martini, a ghostly party-a 1945 masquerade ball-rages on in the ballroom. To his surprise, he finds the bar stocked with liquor and tended by a bartender named Lloyd. On the morning of December 2, Jack wanders into the hotel ballroom. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. After a corpse tries to strangle Danny in the infamous room 217 and Wendy and Jack see the resulting bruise on their son’s neck, Wendy accuses Jack of abusing Danny. Although unaware of the hotel’s power over her husband, Wendy grows increasingly distrustful of Jack. The Overlook thereby eliminates the family’s only remaining links to the outside world. Eventually, it convinces Jack to destroy his two-way CB radio and disable the hotel snowmobile. It entices him with historical records and a mysterious scrapbook documenting the exploits of its guests. Not long after, a heavy snowfall all but cuts the Torrances off from the outside world.ĭuring this time, the Overlook begins trying to possess Jack. She thinks about removing herself and her son from the hotel, leaving Jack to finish the job alone, but ultimately decides against it. Still, Wendy perceives that something is wrong with Danny. For a long time, Danny refuses to tell either parent about what he has seen. While inside the hotel, Danny is plagued by disturbing visions and apparitions: “REDRUM” (“MURDER” spelled backward) appears in several contexts, gruesome figures materialize in strange places, a fire hose chases him down a hallway, and so on. The longer the Torrances stay at the Overlook, the more haunting and powerful it becomes. Shortly thereafter, the remaining staff and guests depart, leaving the Torrance family alone in the Overlook. Petersburg, Florida, where he spends his winters. As he tells Hallorann, he is sometimes visited by a shadowy, ethereal figure whom he calls “Tony.” Hallorann explains that he has powers similar to Danny’s he calls them “the shining.” Hallorann not only helps Danny understand his powers but also tells him, “If there is trouble…you give a call.” Hallorann then leaves for St. Unlike his parents, Danny is remarkably perceptive and supernaturally gifted he has extrasensory abilities that allow him to read minds, communicate telepathically, and see past and possible future events. They are introduced to Dick Hallorann, the hotel cook, who takes a special interest in Danny. On the day of their arrival, the Torrances are given a tour of the Overlook by the hotel manager. Jack hopes that the seclusion of the Overlook will help him finish the play and reconnect with his wife and son. His ties to his family are weak, and his play-a long-stalled work-in-progress-remains largely unfinished. The incident cost Jack his teaching job and compelled his wife, Wendy, to strongly consider a divorce. More recently, Jack assaulted a teenage student who let the air out of his tires. In the past, Jack-an aspirant writer and former prep-school teacher-struggled with alcoholism and anger issues once, he accidentally broke his son’s arm while trying to discipline him. Jack is nonetheless determined to be the caretaker. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.
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