Misery

by

Stephen King

The Krenmitzes Character Analysis

The Krenmitzes are a family who lived in the apartment below Annie’s family when they lived in Bakersfield, California. Mr. Krenmitz and three of his children were killed during a fire that started in the apartment building’s basement, leaving only his wife and youngest child alive. Finding a newspaper article about the fire in Annie’s scrapbook, Paul assumes that she started the fire, making the Krenmitzes her first victims.
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The Krenmitzes Character Timeline in Misery

The timeline below shows where the character The Krenmitzes appears in Misery. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2, Chapters 18-20
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...is an article about an apartment fire that killed five people, including three children from the Krenmitz family . Annie’s mother was interviewed, as the Krenmitzes were their neighbors. Alarmed, Paul recalls Annie... (full context)