With the release of his latest novel, the legendary author has shown no signs of falling off.
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On Sept. 10, fans of Stephen King, renowned for his diverse and vast collection of books such as \u201cIt,\u201d \u201cThe Shining,\u201d \u201cCarrie,\u201d \u201cCujo\u201d and \u201cThe Stand\u201d\u2014 just to name a mere fraction\u2014were treated with the release of his latest unnerving work titled \u201cThe Institute.\u201d
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The story plays upon common tropes found throughout King\u2019s earlier books: children exposed to life-threatening situations, psychic abilities and sadistic adults. Together, these themes serve as the undercurrent for a dark, unsettling and at times even philosophical work of literature.
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\u201cThe Institute\u201d begins with an introduction to one of the novel\u2019s two main characters, Tim Jamieson. While on a plane bound for New York, a delay finds Jamieson bunking down for the night in the fictional town of Dupray, South Carolina, a small rural hideaway where a framed photograph of President Trump hangs proudly and everybody knows each other on a first name basis.
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The book\u2019s other protagonist arrives in the vein of Luke Ellison, a 12-year-old boy genius who aces his S.A.T. test with little effort and receives an acceptance letter from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (the infamous private research university that boasts a national ranking of six and an acceptance rate of barely 8%) all while still being just like \u2018normal\u2019 kids his age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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