How & Why Carrie Gets Powers In Stephen King's Story
Carrie tells the story of a teenage girl with destructive superpowers, but how and why did she get her powers? Stephen King has rightfully earned the title of “King of Horror” thanks to his novels and short stories from this genre, which explore different places, creatures, and fears. King’s reign in the world of horror began in 1974 with the publishing of Carrie, which was actually his fourth novel but the first to be published, and which has been adapted to different media, including movies and even a Broadway musical.
Carrie introduced readers to Carrie White, a high school girl who is constantly bullied at school and abused at home by her extremely religious mother, Margaret White. After a traumatic situation at school that went too far, and tired of her abusive mother, Carrie used her telekinetic powers to unleash her revenge against those who did her wrong, but she caused mass destruction in the process. Carrie White is one of Stephen King’s most popular characters but also one of the most mysterious ones, and her backstory, family, and powers have made way for a variety of theories but have also raised a lot of questions.
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As mentioned above, Carrie had telekinetic powers that were strong and chaotic enough to unleash a rain of stones without much effort and even destroy a whole town, as happened at the end of the novel. However, the origin of these powers isn’t entirely clear, making way for different theories (such as Carrie having “The Shine”) and for each adaptation of the story to give Carrie a different backstory – so, how and why did Carrie White get her powers in Stephen King’s novel?
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