

Symbolism in form of, among other things, a prosaic Junior Nike shoe communicating loss of world innocence was also present. I was overjoyed at classic Stephen King reader-enticement, including analogies like “intimate as a ( female private part),” and comparing pacing to a captain on a ship deck. Character development and scene setting was terrific. Since high school, I have viewed Stephen King as a literary influence. The story offers vivid imagery of its fictional tragedy and aftermath, minimizing cliché zombie themes, commonplace today. Both the novel and film Cell follow protagonist Clay Riddell amidst unrest following a technology-induced apocalypse. This time for equilibrium I read the book before watching the movie. In 2016, I saw Cell also based on King, staring Cusack and Jackson again. Jackson, reading the short story counterpart afterward.

In 2008 I saw 1408, based on a Stephen King story, staring John Cusack and Samuel L.
