uld pay for what they had done. This was, obviously, the model for his first published novel, "Carrie" (Beahm 40-41).Derry, Maine. To say this to any King fan is like bringing up the holy land to a religious person. Derry is the town that King spent a lot of time in. The town is fictitious but based on Bangor. The most famous of the "Derry" books is "IT." One of the main places in "IT" is the Derry Public Library. This place serves as a safe house for the characters in the book. This is significant because King said that he chose the library because he always felt safe and sound in his public library when he was young. George Denbrough is the main character in the book. King came up with the name because he saw it on a headstone from 1845. He saw the name and liked it (Beahm 104-107). The town of Castle Rock, Maine is the setting for any of the books King writes that has to do with direct evil. The name was taken from William Goldings "The Lord of the Flies." King picked Castle Rock because "The Lord of the Flies" is directly involved with the evil located within living things. His "Castle Rock" stories directly reflect evil located in a town and people in that town. The town is home to, at this time, seven of Kings works. Those works are "The Dead Zone," "Cujo," "The Body," "The Dark Half," "The Sun Dog," and "Needful Things." The last of which is the one that I will focus on. "Needful Things," is a story about a new shopowner in town that is different than any other. Everything in his store has a price. It just depends on how much it is worth to you. For some it is worth their very own soul. Before the shop owner moves into town, everyday life is ordinary and good. As soon as Mr. Leland Gaunt comes to town all hell breaks loose. The small ordinary town turns chaotic. A dog gets skinned and hung in the doorway of the owners house. The kids are throwing fecal matter on virtually everything in sight. The Bapti...
