Question

Read the excerpt from a short story.
The downy pillow covered his ears but did not mask the sound. Sleep eluded him for hours, and he heard it still: a persistent scraping in the corner of his room. Sitting upright at last, he peered into the darkness. It was as he’d suspected. His uncle’s trunk, an old army footlocker, was the source of the sound. Fine then, he could resolve this mystery. He swung his legs to the floor with conviction.

How does the excerpt exemplify the ideas King describes in "Danse Macabre"?
It allows readers to approach a “forbidden door.”
It provides a “single powerful spectacle” for the imagination’s eye.
It forces readers to “grapple” with their own mortality.
It introduces an unlikely “dancing partner.”

Answer 1

In "Danse Macabre", Stephen King describes how society influences the horror genre, be it books, movies, TV, radio, print or comics. He explores the history of the genre and real life situations that took place because of it.

The excerpt presented allows readers to approach a “forbidden door", because it describes a situation that would only occur once that "door" or threshold is crossed, but without actually crossing it. He himself said: "Perhaps we go to the forbidden door or window willingly because we understand that a time comes when we must go whether we want to or not."

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Explanation:

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