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The Shining Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 24, Snow Summary

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Chapter 24, Snow Summary

Danny, Wendy, and Jack are standing on the porch of the Overlook, watching the heavy snowfall on the landscape. All of them feel some level of relief as the winter they have been dreading begins. Wendy wonders aloud if it will ever be spring, and Jack says it will be spring before they know it. They head inside to the warmth of the kitchen for dinner as the wind howls outside. The Overlook stands, as it has for decades, indifferent.

Chapter 24, Snow Analysis

While short, this chapter shows another turning point in the novel. The Torrances have come to the point where they can no longer turn back. They are now trapped in the Overlook hotel as the snow falls, regardless of what situations occur. The description of the hotel at the end of this chapter also shows again the hotel as a character. It is described as possibly being "pleased" with the...
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