1. The Shining by Stephen King 2. This novel is primarily set in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky mountains located in Colorado. There are intriguing hedges in front that are carved into animals. The scenery is captivating. Huge mountains surround the hotel. The Overlook Hotel is colossal beyond belief and is alive, like an always watchful eye. It is very important to the story line that the hotel be in a place where, at some point …showed first 75 words of 1712 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1712 total…become doomed like he did. So, any care taker of the Overlook Hotel is destined to have a horrible ending. Another example of Karma would be how abuse can carry on down through the generations. Future generations are doomed to be like their parents. Jack is like his father and Wendy like her mother. Unless the children get help to stop this from happening, it is a vicious cycle that can go on for years.