![]() ![]() ![]() In the opening sequence, we see Dawes buying guns from the local weapons supply shop. King's emergent maturity and complexity in the early books written under his own name are evident here, as well Dawes's growing disconnection from reality is implied, shown through his actions. Unlike in Rage, this is never explicitly stated in the text. This man's name is Barton George Dawes, and as the novel opens, we find him beginning to go insane. Despite the shift in focus, Roadwork once again interests itself in the story of a man working against the will of a society that seems to want to destroy him. That is not to say, however, that King has dismissed the concerns or themes of his previous Bachman books. From here, each novel King will publish pseudonymously focuses on adults, interestingly paralleling the shift in interest in King's "regular” career. The third book Stephen King published under the Bachman name, Roadwork has moved beyond the concerns of teenagers, either real (as in Rage) or fantastical ( The Long Walk). Roadwork represents a distinct shift in the Richard Bachman canon. ![]()
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