Todd and Dussander concoct a ruse, having Dussander go to French's appointment while posing as Todd's grandfather, Victor. Ed French, Todd's guidance counselor, requests an appointment with the Bowdens. Eventually, Todd finds himself in danger of failing several courses. After being confronted by his father about his grades, he forges his report cards before giving them to his parents. Todd soon gives Dussander a replica SS Oberleutnants uniform, forcing him to wear it and march on command.Īs his relationship with Dussander continues, Todd also begins to have nightmares and sees his grades slip.
Over the next several months, Todd visits Dussander daily under the pretext of reading to him, all the while badgering him into revealing more details of his atrocities. However, Todd still threatens Dussander with exposure should he refuse his demands. Rather than turning Dussander over to the proper authorities, Todd asks to hear highly detailed stories about his crimes, having recently become interested in the Holocaust. The old man initially denies the allegation, but eventually acknowledges his true identity. In 1974, Los Angeles teenager Todd Bowden arrives at the doorstep of elderly German immigrant Arthur Denker, accusing him of being a wanted Nazi war criminal named Kurt Dussander.
It is the only novella in Different Seasons to be narrated in the third person. Set in a fictional suburb of Southern California called "Santo Donato," the story unfolds over a period of about four years, with most of the action taking place during the first year and the last months. Apt PupilĪpt Pupil (1982) is a novella by Stephen King, originally published in the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons, subtitled "Summer of Corruption".Īpt Pupil consists of 30 chapters, many of which are headed by a month. For the film adaptation, see Apt Pupil (film).
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