I’m currently reading the book Carrie by Stephen King, which is centered on a girl named Carrie (hence the title) who has had a strict Christian upbringing, and as a result, has been teased and bullied by her fellow peers. During one of these incidents, she realizes that objects near her tend to break when she is upset, leading her to discover that she is telekinetic. I haven’t gotten very far in the book, but because the book is described as a “gory and horrifying” novel, I think it’s safe to assume that Carrie ends up using this power against her peers and killing them. Because of this, I think the true conflict of the entire book is the ways Carrie uses telekinesis to hurt others, rather than the issues she has at school.
It seems that the only way this conflict could possibly be resolved is for Carrie to die. I know it sounds gruesome, but because she is telekinetic, she would be uncontrollable even in prison. Moreover, if she stays alive, she would be a huge threat to the human population. Anyone that crosses her path could die if they get on her bad side (or not – I’m assuming that she has the ability to kill people through telekinesis). Additionally, the book is written as a series of letters and documents, so everything is in past tense, hinting at the fact that she has already died.
Carrie looks really interesting, and I know many people are interested in it as it’s a Steven King novel. A lot of times in books where characters have supernatural powers there is weird limits on what they can or can’t do, so do you think there maybe is a way they could put her in prison? Or if not prison, which has lots of people packed in close to each other, she could be in some kind of secluded solitary confinement with heavily reinforced walls…? But you’re probably right in that they kill her or she dies, especially if the style of writing lends itself to foreshadowing she’s dead. Regardless, I hope you enjoy the book!