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Symbolism In Stephen King's Quitters Inc.

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Throughout Stephen King's "Quitters Inc.", there was many symbols throughout the story. Morrison smoking symbolizes regret and pain Morrison is going through throughout his life. An example of pain in the story could be how Morrison calls his own son a " mentally retarded human being". This could symbolize Morrison pain because it showed how Morrison is so tired of life and also how how he talks to McCann about his kid and his weight. Throughout the whole story, Stephen King uses foreshadowing to hint how his story is going to end. One example of foreshadowing could be his wife , Cindy missing finger at the end of the story. In the middle of the story , Donatti warned Morrison that if he was to gain weight, they would cut Cindys

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