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Does the novel imply Christine is female?

posted 9 years ago by ben-thayer
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The film does, during the drive-in movie scene:

Arnie: I thought girls are supposed to be jealous of other girls, not cars.
Leigh: This car's a girl!

I haven't read the novel, but reading the discussions here a lot of posters say the novel states it's LeBay's spirit, along with others that either died in Christine or by her hand (or wheel, I suppose).

- So does the novel ever imply Christine is female?
- When LeBay's daughter (and Leigh) choke while sitting in Christine, is it jealousy that causes it?

If the car is female I can understand, although I'm kinda confused about what caused what in the novel. Time to read it!

[–] rotty2288 9 years ago

Been a long time since I have read the novel but a lot of people name their car after females. I guess I have to read the novel again. Sorry if that doesn't help.

[–] PurpleLemonadeDinosaur 9 years ago

Christine was an inanimate object possessed by a deceased man in the novel. So technically, it was a violent and vengeful man.

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[–] MystMoonstruck 9 years ago

Christine was evil on the assembly line! Once she tasted blood, there was no stopping her.

(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC

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[–] HowYaLikeDemApplesWill 9 years ago

Yes...but she was originally a boy named Bruce.

Whose idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have an "S" in it?

[–] first-things-first 9 years ago

The original owner called the car "Christine". And I agree with other posters that the car is possessed by evil.
As for the novel, I just finished it, and it's really good. It's not 21st century scary, but you understand why Mr. King is so popular. He tells a very good horror story.

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[–] allenm-01050 8 years ago

The name of the car might be a clue for you, unless some parents in 1978 were calling their sons Christine.