Language and Communication Quotes in The Shining Page 2
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #4 "You shine on boy, harder than anyone I ever met in my life. […]. You got a knack. […] Me I've always called it shining. That's what my grandmother called it, too. She had it. We used to sit in the kitchen when I was a boy and have long talks without even opening our mouths." (11.7, 9) |
Halloran seems to be suggesting that shining is something that can be developed through practice, something Danny is already figuring out.
| Quote #5 "Roque. Stroke. Redrum." (15.59) |
This is an example of what Jack and Wendy hear when Danny is in Tony-land, the land of shadows. It alludes to the fact that a man staying at the Overlook had a stroke on the roque court.
| Quote #6 "(!!! OH DICK OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COME !!!)" (38.36) |
Danny's psychic cry for help gets Dick's attention, but also nearly get him killed. It overpowers his current reality and strands him momentarily in the world of the minds.
