In this paper, Im going to take a formalist approach to look at language, tone and structure of Suffer the Little Children by Stephen King. This story is not just about a particular teacher or a particular student; it is more about a disturbed ladys state of mind, and my work will give emphasis to the characterization the author uses through the text. The first thing I would like to talk about is Kings use …showed first 75 words of 645 total…

…showed last 75 words of 645 total…ulimately her death. Some may see Suffer the Little Children just as an intriguing work of fiction, but in my opinion, it could be a story pulled from the headlines of a newspaper. The characterization was so well done, that King gives us the illusion that the character could be real; and through analyzing language, tone and structure of the work, we can understand Stephen Kings story in a clear way, contributing to its meaning.