How does King deal with the issue of abuse in the novel, Gerald's Game?

Over the course of the novel, King confronts issues of child and spouse abuse, marital pathologies, and crushing social restrictions against women—all through the character of Jessie. He insists that abusive relationships develop when girls and women experience incest, marital rape and other forms of abuse against women, becoming pawns in men's games of domination and competition. In Jessie's life, her abusive childhood experience with her father has made her vulnerable to Gerald's sexual games, and to Joubert's predations. Jessie's task, then, is not only to slip out of the literal handcuffs which tie her to her marital bed, but also to recognize these predatory men, both past and present.