Stephen King: The character of Wendy in The Shining struggles with her abusive relationship with her mother, with guilt after being blamed for her father’s death and with the shame of her mothers implication that there was something incestuous between them. Even the thought of living with her mother is traumatic for her. In addition, it’s stated that she’s had to live through three years of her husband being a chronic alcoholic.
Stephen King: But I’ve also written her as hot and blonde, so clearly she’s never actually experienced any real problems in her life.

















