Stephen King's mother characters are often depicted as monsters

Mother characters make up a large number of villains in Stephen King novels. Although there are plenty of bad fathers, their evil tends to come from something sexual against the female characters. Mother monsters, on the other hand, are just depicted as pure entities of evil. Placing female characters, especially mothers, as common villains speak volumes of King's perception of women. The most popular example of this is in the famous book Carrie. The protagonist is tormented by her abusive and strict mother, who is the cause of most of Carrie's troubles throughout the novel.^[1] Sonia Kaspbrak in It is depicted as a tormenter of her son, Eddie. She gives him placebo pills and convinces the young boy that he has illnesses which, in actuality, are nonexistent. Mary Brady in Sleepwalkers is a creepy woman who romanticizes her son and murders people. His upbringing is damaged by what he experiences through this woman. The use of evil mothers in King novels is a little too common. It builds the mindset that women are not capable of raising children properly. It also reveals King's view of female authoritative figures.

[P1] Mother characters are frequently depicted as evil in Stephen King novels. [P2] This association reveals King's feeling about female authoritative figures.