... continues to romance her only for her to turn into a rotting corpse in his arms as well as in the bathtub. The ghosts, or his "dreams,"" ruthlessly bring out his frustrations both sexually and occupationally. The young woman represents his sexual frustrations while her metamorphosis signifies Jack's rotting or unfulfilled ambitions. After lying to his wife that there was nothing in Room 237 and ... that Danny was most likely making up the story, Jack embarks on a series of dreamlike trances in which one leads him to ... the meeting between himself and former caretaker Delbert Grady. It...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate