Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―Science, Technology and Culture: Dynamics of Change in the XXI Century‖ (December 1921, 2025) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. – Baku, Azerbaijan, 2026. – 90 p.

51 творі наратор (оповідач) сприймає життя як подорож, вважає себе новачком у письменстві (йдеться про проблему становлення таланту митця). The author touches upon the meaning of art and the development of masters of the word, for whom the most difficult problem is ― вирішити, з чого почати” [9, с. 5] 1 . In reality, the majority of Americans, who tend to be prudent, do indeed take a long time to start any work, because they first think carefully about how to organise their work in order to best avoid costs. The author of the annotation to the novel rightly points out what evokes parallel thoughts about the duality of human nature, which originated in the Bible: ― Ідея цієї ― казки”, як і будь-якої іншої, ...проста й очевидна: будь добрим і відважним, герою, любов здатна подолати все, навіть у найтемніші часи...” [9, c. 751]. S. King's socio-philosophical novel ‗Fairy Tale‘ contains several historical facts and many linguistic elements that influence the plot and character development. The artist combines fiction with elements of real culture (the Germanic peoples' celebration of the winter solstice (Yule), when on 21 December they lit a fire in the house from a stick (they went to the forest for it on Yule night); folklore images, allusions to fiction (Peter Pan (who lost his shadow) from the fairy tale „James Barrie‟ ), references to films (‗ The Exorcist‟, „Something‟ , the horror film „Cujo‟ (1983; based on Stephen King's novel about rabies in a Saint Bernard from a bat bite), „Psycho‟ (1960; about control, fear, the split personality of Norman Bates, who lived with his mother's mummy), the TV series „„Військово-польовий шпиталь‟‟, „Goodbye, Mr. Chips‟ (1939), the crime drama, American film / film noir “Дело Тельми Джордон” (1949; about cynicism, pessimism, distrust, featuring Barbara Stanwyck and Dick Powell), music (the pop song Rien Qu'une Fois / „Only Once‟ [9, p. 43], classic rock), culture with the aim of recreating the atmosphere of development, historical elements (showing American social strata, where luxury coexists with discrimination, violence, poverty), events (social movements, the struggle for change, civil rights, the Vietnam War, in which the hero Frank Ellsworth dies), religious content (Mormons as followers of a religious movement), fictional 1 Надалі покликатимемося на це ж видання, вказуючи сторінку.