The Shining Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 8, A View of the Overlook Summary

Chapter 8, A View of the Overlook Summary

The Torrance family is making their way up the steep mountain slopes past the town of Sidewinder toward the Overlook hotel to begin their winter employment. Jack decides to pull over at the top of the pass to allow Wendy and Danny a scenic view. Wendy is amazed at the beauty of the Overlook and the valley, and as Jack begins to agree with her, he notices Danny. With no color in his face, and with his eyes blank, Danny appears near fainting. Jack shakes him, and Danny's eyes focus. He says he is fine, and that the sun must have gotten in his eyes. As they reenter the car and continue the trip down into the valley, Danny thinks to himself that this is the place of his vision, the place of the blizzard, the shape with the bloody mallet, and the place where REDRUM, whatever it is, exists.