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Choose either to summarize: "The Man in the Black Suit," by Stephen King, or "Brokeback Mountain," by Annie Proulx.

In your response, consider one of the following questions: How are the critical ideas of Terry Eagleton relevant to King or Proulx? Does Gary really meet the Devil? What really happens to Jack Twist? Is the King story "literature"? Is Proulx's piece "literature"? What are the elements of typical "horror" in King, and do you consider the story "horror"? What are the elements of typical "romance" or "western" in Proulx, and do you consider the piece one of these genres?