What Saves Wendy from Redrum?
A few things seem to save Wendy from redrum (that is, MURDER – see “Symbols, Imagery, Allegory” for more on that), are some of them the very things that at first seem like they should kill her. In Jack’s section, we explore the possibility that he has similar abilities to Danny. Wendy, on the other hand, seems largely immune to the Overlook’s evil. Does this mean she doesn’t shine? She doesn’t have dreams, visions, see hedge animals move, or see her inner demons take form, or any of the other things that happen to Jack and Danny. Basically, she hears some voices, some music, and she finds some party favors in the elevator. The Overlook doesn’t have much interest in messing with her mind, at least not directly. Then again, it does want her dead, though there’s no hint it wants her because she can shine. Rather, her death is necessary to the Overlook’s purpose of destroying families and perverting all that is good. Maybe the Overlook doesn’t bother Wendy because she can’t shine, meaning,
