Louis Creed is a man
with a big heart and good intentions. He’s a doctor who really cares about the
people who surround him, and loves his family. For example, when he gets the
family cat Church neutered, so that he won’t cross the road anymore and
possibly get hit by a truck. He did this so his daughter will not have to worry
about Church dying, even though he really doesn’t want to get the cat neutered
because he doesn’t “change” Church. He did something against his beliefs just
to help his daughter rest easier at night, and not have to worry about her
beloved Church dying. The reader can
tell that Louis really cares about his neighbors Jud and Norma Crandall, Louis
offers to assess Norma’s arthritis several times without her or Jud asking him
to. At one point Norma is having chest pains, Jud actually asks Louis to
examine her, and he replies, ”I’d be happy to examine her.” (King 131)
These are all
examples of indirect characterization of Louis Creed. So far, I haven’t seen a
direct characterizations of Louis, and I think King does this on purpose to
make it seem like Louis is just an ordinary guy that no one pays too much
attention to. Yet, there’s a dark side to him, something that King has yet to
reveal about Louis Creed’s character.
(Pictured: Louis Creed in the movie adaptation of Pet Sematary)
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