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Robert Plant once sang, “Upon us all a little rain must fall,” which is very true for Stephen King. He’s certainly seen his fair share of hardships and misfortunes throughout his life. However, instead of letting them get him down, King uses his experiences for the better. From those experiences comes great influence. Stephen King’s writing is influence by his life experiences, historical events throughout his lifetime, and also share common themes. The second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, Stephen Edwin King was born in 1947 in Portland, Maine. Stephen’s father left the family when he was only three years old, so him and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Stratford, Connecticut. Fort Wayne, Indiana was his fathers family’s stomping ground. Stephen and his brother made frequent trips to visit members on their mothers side of the family in Malden, Massachusetts, and Pownal, Maine. But when Stephen reached the age of eleven, his mother brought them back to Durham, Maine for good. Ruth King’s parents had succumbed to old age and were needed taken care of. Ruth�