roque mallet (novel)
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The roque mallet in the novel is a heavy wooden club used as a brutal, psychologically charged weapon in Stephen King’s horror story "The Shining."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
ⓘ
weapon ⓘ |
| adaptationDifferenceFrom | The Shining (1980 film) weapon choice ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shining (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Overlook Hotel roque court ⓘ |
| category |
fictional melee weapon
ⓘ
objects in horror literature ⓘ |
| contrastWith | axe in The Shining (1980 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| designFeature |
heavy wooden head
ⓘ
long handle ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Shining universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Shining (1977 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | horror fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| linkedTheme |
alcoholism and rage
ⓘ
family breakdown ⓘ supernatural possession ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| medium | literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
instrument of terror
ⓘ
psychologically charged weapon ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
assault scenes
ⓘ
pursuit through the Overlook Hotel ⓘ |
| partOf | Overlook Hotel equipment ⓘ |
| readerEffect |
emotional tension
ⓘ
heightened fear ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Shining (1980 film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 20th century Colorado ⓘ |
| sportAssociatedWith | roque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jack Torrance's madness
ⓘ
corrupting influence of the Overlook Hotel ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ |
| threatType | blunt force trauma ⓘ |
| toneContribution |
claustrophobic horror
ⓘ
psychological dread ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Dick Hallorann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wendy Torrance NERFINISHED ⓘ hotel property and fixtures ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jack Torrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
murder attempts
ⓘ
violence ⓘ |
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