Stephen King was born 1947 in Bangor, Maine, where winters are long, cold and sparsely populated state the setting in many of his novels. When he was two years old his father deserted his mother and his older adopted brother David. And, this abandonment a profound effect on Kings writing and thinking. King would move many times during his youth, and money would all ways be limited. During this time he had many babysitters. When he was a toddler, he witnessed a friend being struck by a train. His mother from an early age encouraged Kings writing and supported him. During, 1960 he becomes a teenager. Cultural change, drugs, rock 'n roll, hippies, man space flight, and Vietnam all help to define the 60s. His wife would encourage and support him. Among his family support, and influence a variety of authors influenced his writing. Also film media were influential. An assortment of events and individuals influence his writing. …show more content…
"After my father took off, my mother, struggled, and then landed on her feet." Because the family was destitute they were forced to relocate a fair amount and his Mother took on several low wage occupations to feed and house them. In the memoir “On Writing” King goes on to reveal how he and his brother did not see their mother very often over the next 9 years. During this time the boys had Serval babysitters. However, one sitter ascended to