I could really relate to the character of Karras. Karrass is soon convinced otherwise, however, when the demon, speaking through Regan, talks about his recently deceased mother, taunting him and playing on his guilt over his inability to help her. When Chris seeks him out, desperate for help, he agrees to meet with her daughter, but only in a medical capacity believing possession to be an unlikely cause for her behaviour.
As a scientist, he tries to meet reports of the supernatural with rationality and scepticism. Karras is a priest and psychiatrist who is struggling with his faith. Her concern grows when distracted with work, and unbeknown to her, Regan starts playing with an Ouija board and acting strange.Ĭhris loves her daughter very much, and when Regan begins to fall further into demonic possession, she drops everything, including a chance to direct a film, to try and help her, including contacting a priest, even though she is an atheist. Her relationship with her ex-husband is rocky, and she is concerned that their divorce has negatively impacted their daughter. Throughout the story, Regan becomes more and more disturbed and violent, and her character development throughout the book is captivating her behaviour and physical appearance change drastically as her possession progresses.Ĭhris is a successful actress who has arrived in Georgetown to finish filming a movie. Regan begins the story as a sweet girl who befriends Captain Howdy, a supposed spirit she talks to through the use of an Ouija board. To save her, two priests must perform an exorcism on her leading to a battle between good and evil like no other. The Exorcist tells the story of 12-year-old Regan MacNeil, who finds herself possessed by an evil spirit.
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty was first published in June 1971 by Harper and Row and (my copy) is 340 pages long.
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