To describe Pimli Prentiss, Master of the Devar-Toi, Stephen King compares him to Jim Jones, the leader of the People’s Temple in Guyana, who convinced his followers to commit mass suicide. Where do these characters come from? Why does King choose these characters? What does this say about the Dark Tower itself, and about the interconnectedness of the “Stephen King Universe”?ĩ. The three Breakers who initially aid Roland, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake all come from other places in King’s fiction-either from earlier parts of the Dark Tower series or from other stories or novels. How do these two names express different perspectives on the duties being performed there?Ĩ. The Breaker prison in Thunderclap is known as the Devar-Toi to the prisoners and Algul Siento to the can-toi and taheen guards. What is the difference between a magical door, which links worlds, and a mechanical one? Where do the different types come from? Is one aligned with the White and one with the Outer Dark? Can such simple labels be put on them? Why?ħ. What kind of “walk-in” do Eddie and Roland meet along Route 7 in Lovell? How did this creature enter our world? What connection does King make between walk-ins, the Prim, and the creative imagination?Ħ. What is an aven kal? How is it similar to, or different from, todash?ĥ. How does Pere Callahan’s death, at the beginning of The Dark Tower, refer back to his experiences in ’Salem’s Lot? What does this say about Callahan’s ka?Ĥ.

What do Jake and Callahan find in the Dixie Pig? In what ways do the forces of the Outer Dark mock the White? Since the Crimson King is also descended from Arthur Eld, is there some hidden significance in this mockery? If so, what does this say about the nature of the White? What about the nature of the Tower?ģ. What are the major crisis points within the novel? How does King create this dramatic tension? How do you think King goes about planning such a plot? Does the story line just evolve naturally from the characters he imagines?Ģ. Of all the books in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower is probably the most action-packed.

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