Stephen King short story Quitters, Inc.
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"Quitters, Inc." is a darkly comic horror short story by Stephen King about a sinister company that uses extreme, coercive methods to force clients to stop smoking.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Quitters, Inc. | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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horror fiction ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Lewis Teague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film segment ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Quitters, Inc. (segment of the film Cat's Eye) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
addiction
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coercion ⓘ free will vs control ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | Night Shift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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horror ⓘ psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCompanyMethod |
constant surveillance of clients
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physical torture as deterrent ⓘ threats against loved ones for noncompliance ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization | Quitters, Inc. (company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForAntagonist | enforcing smoking cessation at any cost ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
addictive behavior
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corporate abuse of power ⓘ fear as a tool of control ⓘ smoking cessation ⓘ |
| includedIn | various Stephen King short story anthologies ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dick Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Vic Donatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Night Shift (short story collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfStoryPublication | late 1970s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man seeks help to quit smoking and discovers the company he hires uses brutal, coercive methods on him and his family. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
behavior modification programs
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self-help industry ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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suspenseful ⓘ |
| usesMotif |
electric shock punishment
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threats to family members ⓘ |
| workOf | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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