Carrie Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

Carrie Plot Summary

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Carrie, by Steven King, is the story of a young girl and the sudden discovery of her telekinetic abilities. Carrie has been abused, both physically and emotionally, all of her life by her mother and her peers at school. Upon discovering her abilities, Carrie decides that she will make them all pay, and she does.

Carrie White was raised by her mother, Margret White. Throughout Carrie's life she was treated poorly and was regularly locked in the hallway closet to pray for her sins. When Carrie started school she was the constant target of ridicule and practical jokes. Carrie was seventeen when she started her first menstruation cycle in the girls shower room at her high school. All the girls in the shower room laughed at Carrie and threw tampons at her. When Carrie realized she was bleeding, she became frantic. The gym teacher, Mrs. Desjardin, was angry with...
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