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¨They walked through the rainy dark like gaunt ghosts, and Garraty didn't like to look at them. They were the walking dead.” (Pg. 243)
-This quote shows the reality of the Long Walk and what the journey is like for Garraty and the other boys participating in The Long Walk. After a while, they become aggressive/ angry, their will to live diminishes, and they become mentally and physically exhausted. This helps to portray the theme of psychological horror.

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I recommend reading this book if you´re into dystopian futuristic plots. The story is really interesting and is pretty much a psychological thriller/horror.

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-The Prize: The winner of The Long Walk gets anything he wants for the rest of his life.
-One in a lifetime opportunity

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-Ray Garraty: Main character; applicant chosen from Maine. Goes against his mother and girlfriends wishes and participates in the walk because it is a ¨one in a million opportunity.¨
-Peter McVries: Bonds the most with Garraty and saves his life multiple times.
-Art Baker: A close friend to Garraty and McVries- he is the most honest and kind out of all the competitors in the walk.
-Hank Olson: A confident walker. He starts off the walk mocking and making fun of other walkers and lasts in the walk for a while.
-Gary Barkovitch: The antagonist that every character hates and wishes to outlast.
-Stebbins: The illegitimate son of The Major and the most strange/mysterious walker; Garraty was fascinated about him throughout the whole story and tends to give Garraty odd advice.
-The Major: The man that runs the Walk; Leading figure of the Country.

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The Long Walk is set in a future dystopian America-no specific date. The walk starts in Porterville, Maine and ends in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Long Walk is a story set in a future dystopian America, ruled by a militaristic dictator. The plot revolves around the contestants of a walking contest, held annually by a totalitarian version of the US, in which one hundred applicants are chosen at random to participate. The main character is Ray Garraty, one of the one hundred boys walking in The Long Walk. The contest is simple: The boys must keep a steady pace of four miles per hour without ever stopping, with the winner being awarded ¨The Prize¨-anything he wants for the rest of his life. There is no finish line- the winner is the last man standing!