ABSTRACT
Because King certainly did not stop writing in the 1970s (and Americans certainly did not stop reading his works), we must question his ongoing breakdown of dominant Historical narratives. It behoves us to inquire into the apparent inability of his productions to alter (however modestly) the impetus of American History. What, if anything, does his approach have to teach us today? Should we, like King, perpetually dismantle History with a capital H—or is there a limit to this mentality? If historical frameworks change as material and immaterial conditions change, what are we to do with King’s remarkable consistency? In other words, since his current readers face very different challenges than the readers at the start of his career (his readership could thus be described as Inconstant), King’s confrontation with American History stands in need of reevaluation.
