La enfermera Genene Jones: El rol de ángel de la muerte en la obra Misery de Stephen King

Abstract

With the sublime emotional description that Stephen King achieves of the main characters in Misery, the writer manages to delve into the world of affections and feelings, exploring the art of care and its negative aspects. He manages to delve into the figure of the nurse Genene Jones, representative of the role of the angel of death, making visible theories that frame these typologies and their acts. Objective: to describe the behaviours, experiences, beliefs and values set out by Stephen King in the story "Misery" (1987). Methodology: Phenomenological-historical study with an exploratory approach in narrative and secondary sources of the events that took place in the period between 1950-1990. Results: The piece is a masterful analysis of Genene Jones' nursing practice. It also reflects the transformation from the role of an angel of death, carried out by a health professional, to become a serial killer. Conclusion: The study of the horror literature allows the study of the nursing role to deepen and increase the knowledge of the nursing role, both for health professionals and nursing students and the general population.