The Stand Theme?

**CryoLemon** · October 24th, 2011

I have been wondering what a solid theme for the book the stand is.. i have some ideas for a paper but i would appreciate it to hear other peoples opinions on it

**Ragan** · October 25th, 2011

I think The Stand has several themes, not just one that you can pinpoint, unless you narrow it down (and I mean really narrow) on how people survive the worst events imaginable. Or the good versus evil aspect, a lot of the book deals with what drives people to choose between good and evil, and how unlikely people end up on a particular side. There's so much to the book, I think pinning it down to one theme misses the depth of it all.

**J.T. Adams** · October 25th, 2011

The book of Revelations might be an idea.

**bobledrew** · October 25th, 2011

One unexplored theme of The Stand is the tendency of human beings to try to get others to do the heavy slogging for them. Even Harold Lauder would try to get other people to write his high-school papers for him sometimes. Nasty habit. No wonder he ended up in thrall to J.R. Ewing.

**GNTLGNT** · October 25th, 2011

Have you read the book?

**timetrooper13** · October 28th, 2011

I wonder if he will ever make a part 2 to the stand and where and what would he do?

**doowopgirl** · October 31st, 2011

[Q
UOTE=timetrooper13;480476]I wonder if he will ever make a part 2 to the stand and where and what would he do?[/QUOTE]I would so love a sequel to The Stand. It is still my favorite. Perhaps now that there is talk of a sequel to The Shining The Stand could be next for consideration. I often wonder about how far should it go?, where and how will the walkin dude turn up? Anyway, I'm glad it's not just me wondering.

**Pucker** · October 31st, 2011

Apart from agreeing with the guy who suggested you do your own homework, it seems to me that the most obvious theme in the story is that we're essentially pawns of a petulant god.

**J.T. Adams** · October 31st, 2011

Not that I wouldn't be thrilled if sai King wrote the sequel, but I can't see it happening, it'd be like writing a sequel to Hey Jude.

**CryoLemon** · December 4th, 2011

yes i have. the multiple themes i found were good vs evil in the world and within oneself, also how humans tend to have destructive qualities etc... however i want to expand more on just that one general idea of good and bad