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The Red Book

The red volume on Ullman’s desk appears to be the Hotel & Motel Red Book, a hotel directory. The connection to Jung is an interpretive parallel, not a verified identification of the prop.

Jung’s Red Book records his psychological observations and experiments on himself. The parallels with Jack’s isolation, writing, and apparent loss of touch with reality offer a way to read the scene. Jung’s manuscript was first published in 2009.

The Red Book: publication history

The desk prop: visual comparison

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The red book on Ullman’s desk; the Jung connection is interpretive.

The Red Book on WikipediaThe desk prop: visual comparison