![]() It’s worth mentioning that a lot of the material in King’s books would frighten younger Scouts. King doesn’t need to explain what he means by “Scout virtues” or “Scout’s honor.” Readers understand. Through his references, King, who was not a Scout as far as I can tell, demonstrates the universal understanding of Scouting values. Time and again, the author uses Scouts and Scouting as a kind of shorthand for a range of character traits, including trustworthiness, bravery and preparedness. Scouts march in the Derry town parade in It, a character raises her right hand in the Scout salute in Duma Key, and the hero creates a makeshift compass in The Dark Tower III, an act that causes his traveling companion to proclaim, “You really are an Eagle Scout!” Of King’s 59 full-length novels to date, at least 33 reference Scouting in some way. ![]() This line, found in Stephen King’s 1975 dark novel Salem’s Lot, is one of dozens of Scouting references in the master storyteller’s works. “You were never a Boy Scout,” one character tells another as they prepare to face a villainous vampire.
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