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Steven Snider AKA Recluse | A Stanley Kubrick Odyssey: Film Symbolism, & Hollywood Scandal
The Shining, Child Abuse Metaphors and Room 237
Snyder presents a theory that "The Shining" is a metaphor for the cycle of familial sexual abuse. He points to specific details, such as Jack Torrance reading a "Playgirl" magazine featuring an article on incest, and the "Tony" character being a manifestation of trauma. In this interpretation, Danny’s escape from the maze symbolizes breaking the generational cycle of abuse, while the ghosts represent the lingering manifestations of that trauma.