King's greater reliance on the "monsters" within the dark places of the human soul, rather than the "monster" in the closet or under the bed distinguishes this novel from his others. As Gerald starts to crawl on top of her, pretending her protests are fake, she kicks him in the stomach and in the groin, and he then falls from the bed to the floor, hits his head, has a heart attack, and dies. It makes it worse once you learn of her past and the sexual abuse she received from her father when she was younger.