The first theme that was expressed in this novel is, 'Grownups are the enemy'. King expresses this theme by showing that the children never really got through …show more content…
The children all banded together to kill Pennywise with a ball of silver and, "a sling shot?". They all met in the creepy sewage system and began their reign over the evil clown by having Beverly, the only girl in the group, shoot the crazy thing and send him back down to where he belongs...deeper down in the sewer. So bam, 'There's always a way to fix the problem'.
The third, and final, theme that we are going to discuss is 'Leave the past behind, but never forget'. King illustrated this by showing all of the grown up children in their grown up environments; Beverly was a fashion designer alongside her husband, Bill became a playwright, Richie was a comedian, and Stanley (bless his soul) was a mystery. They all got called back to Maine by Mike, who became a librarian, because the strange force took another life. They left their pasts behind (granted, Bill moved all the way to England to be with his wife), but they never forgot their terrifying …show more content…
The children all banded together to kill Pennywise with a ball of silver and, "a sling shot?". They all met in the creepy sewage system and began their reign over the evil clown by having Beverly, the only girl in the group, shoot the crazy thing and send him back down to where he belongs...deeper down in the sewer. So bam, 'There's always a way to fix the problem'.
The third, and final, theme that we are going to discuss is 'Leave the past behind, but never forget'. King illustrated this by showing all of the grown up children in their grown up environments; Beverly was a fashion designer alongside her husband, Bill became a playwright, Richie was a comedian, and Stanley (bless his soul) was a mystery. They all got called back to Maine by Mike, who became a librarian, because the strange force took another life. They left their pasts behind (granted, Bill moved all the way to England to be with his wife), but they never forgot their terrifying