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Theme

Conceptual Bookends

A sort of “pitch and then catch” in terms of conflict, topic, or reference.

It is seeing the baseball in No.4 as Wendy and Danny talk about why Danny doesn’t want to go to the hotel and it’s seeing Wendy grab the baseball bat as she sneaks out while Danny is having a mental break in the hotel.

It’s seeing Jack come from the darkness in No.64 as Wendy is reading what he’s been writing and its showing Wendy’s head come out of the wall in the same scene after she’s hit Jack with the bat for her own safety.

Whether it’s conceptual or literal, Kubrick includes the set up and the finish.

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