The town has a sense, not of history, but of time, and the telephone poles seem to know this. If you lay your hand against one, you can feel the vibration from the wires deep within the wood, as if souls had been imprisoned in there and were struggling to get out.
In Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot, the town embodies a unique perception of time rather than a traditional sense of history. The atmosphere suggests that time is not just passing, but imbued with a deeper essence that transcends mere chronology, creating a feeling of eerie continuity.
The imagery of telephone poles captures this sentiment beautifully. When one touches the wooden structures, there is a palpable connection through the vibrations in the wires;...
