![]() ![]() In the novel, Jack manages to fight the hotel’s possession long enough for him to tell Danny to run for his life. Tony, Danny’s imaginary friend, is believed by some to be Danny’s way to cope with the trauma of sexual abuse from his father. The scene with the man in the dog costume and the man in a tuxedo is the one used to support this theory, which says the dog represents young Danny Torrance (who earlier in the film is shown to have a plush toy) and the man in the tuxedo represents Jack. The abuse part of the story is both physical and psychological: both Wendy and Danny are clearly scared of Jack, even before the hotel’s influence took control of him, and yet they stayed with him.Ī popular theory, and one that has gone very deep into the symbolism of The Shining, says that the film also addresses sexual abuse. Charles Grady killed his family with an axe, and Jack was on track to replicate that. The Shining 's Overlook H otel itself also has a history of cyclical violence: it was built over a Native American burial ground, and its existence is a testament to the violence of colonization. He might have had his anger under control for a while before taking the job, but he went back to it there. Jack is a recovering alcoholic and relapses at the hotel. ![]()
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