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   In GERALD’S GAME, he has created one of his most powerful and uncomfortable novels to date. Jessie and her husband Gerald have gotten away to their summer house in Maine to relax and engage in ...

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   Jan 1, 2001 · Stephen King. 3.58. 168,170 ratings6,518 reviews. A game. A husband-and-wife game. Gerald's Game. But this time Jessie didn't want to play. Lying there, spreadeagled and handcuffed to the bedstead while he'd loomed and drooled over her, she'd felt angry and humiliated. So she'd kicked out hard.

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   Jun 6, 2019 · When Gerald tells Jessie he wants to play one of his new sex games, she immediately becomes weary. Not wanting to start a fight she submits to letting him handcuff her to the bed. Quickly things change from a good time to a situation of nightmares. Gerald has crossed a line with Jessie, giving her no choice but to fight back.

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   Feb 26, 2024 · Netflix. Jessie and Gerald Burlingame have planned a romantic getaway at a remote lakeside house. On the way they nearly run over a stray dog feasting on some roadkill; Gerald shoos the dog away ...

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   Jun 29, 2018 · At the beginning of the play, Gerald is introduced as a member of the upper class whose position in society is held by ‘old money’. He almost flirts with Mr. Birling at his engagement dinner, and when Birling puts forward the idea of lower wages and higher prices, in a private conversation with Gerald, Gerald applauded the idea, saying “Hear, hear!”.

6. pmt.physicsandmathstutor.com › download › EnglishGerald Croft - Character Profile - An Inspector Calls ...

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   Gerald is Sheila's fiancé and the son of the wealthy businessman. Mr Croft. He is employed at his father's company which is called Crofts Limited. The Croft family business is in competition with, and also both bigger and older than, Birling & Co. Gerald’s parents are Sir George Croft and Lady Croft, who are socially superior to the Birlings.

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   What is Gerald's game about?

   • In GERALD’S GAME, he has created one of his most powerful and uncomfortable novels to date. Jessie and her husband Gerald have gotten away to their summer house in Maine to relax and engage in “Gerald’s game,” which involves Jessie being handcuffed to their bed before they make love.

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   Is Gerald's game a feminist story?

   • In Gerald's Game, King deliberately subordinates the story to a political/social agenda, and is even ostensibly didactic. But by his own admission, feminist social issues and strong women characters sometimes elude him.

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   What does Gerald represent?

   • Unlike Sheila and Eric, Gerald represents the people who will be left in charge of society if people don’t take more responsibility for their actions. He gave Eva money and arranged for her to live in his friend’s lodgings (home), where she became his mistress (a woman who has a sexual relationship with a married man).

   Gerald Analysis - English Lit: AQA GCSE An Inspector Calls - Seneca

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   How is Gerald portrayed?

   • The relatively minor role of Gerald early on in the play allows Priestley to maintain a fairly vague and neutral portrayal which causes the audience to be ambivalent (uncertain) in how to feel towards him. Gerald is portrayed as an ideal husband and son-in-law due to his financial security and higher social status.

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   Is Gerald's game based on a true story?

   • The 1992 novel upon which "Gerald's Game" is based was long thought to be unadaptable, due to the fact that the title character dies early on and the rest of the story takes place entirely in Jessie's head. As Mike Flanagan revealed in an interview with the Independent, a lot of changes were required to make the book cinematic.

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   How does Gerald protect his reputation?

   • Gerald seems to put a lot of effort into protecting his own reputation, status and interests. For example, pretending not to know Eva/Daisy as he knows his affair would spoil his reputation. This is the opposite of Sheila, who uses the opportunity to learn from her mistakes and changes herself.

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   Remorseless. When he is confronted about his relationship with Eva/Daisy, he pretends not to know her – he knows that his actions were wrong, and that his affair would hurt both Eva and Sheila. So he tries to cover it up. In Act 3, Gerald returns to the home to tell the family that Inspector Goole was not a real police inspector.