The townsfolk of Tull know the words to the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude,” and they use bocks (bucks, or dollars) as their currency.
Throughout The Gunslinger, we are struck by the number of similarities between our world and Roland’s world. One of Roland’s favorite phrases is “the world has moved on.” What does this mean? What do you think Roland’s world was like before it moved on?ĥ. Why does the term Man in Black have such emotional impact? What images do we automatically associate with such a figure? Do you believe that Walter is actually human? Is he demonic? What role does the demonic play in Roland’s world?Ĥ. Are there any figures from folklore, history, or film that remind you of Roland? How is he similar to them and how is he different? Would you call Roland a hero or an antihero?ģ. Like them, he is simultaneously part lawman and part outlaw. In many ways, Roland reminds us of the semimythical gunslingers of the late-nineteenth-century American West. Who is Roland of Gilead? What is his ancestry? How does his personal history reflect the history of his land?Ģ. This is not the end of his journey, but only the beginning.The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Reading Group Guide from The Dark Tower: The Complete Concordanceġ. The answers Roland receives are not what he bargained for. Roland, the gunslinger, does finally catch the man in black, but only after Roland makes a blood sacrifice to the man. The gunslinger also aims to kill the man in black when he finds him, but only after his questions are answered. The gunslinger's ultimate goal is to find the man in black so that he can get answers from him, some of which relate to the Tower. The man in black is an evil force, while the gunslinger is a vengeful but altruistic force. They come from the same place and share a culture and way of life. There is a strong connection between Roland and the man in black. Several of the people Roland meets are used as human traps by the man in black to thwart Roland from capturing him. Roland meets many people along the way and the reader is given a glimpse into his history and personality as he makes his journey across many miles to find the man in black.
He is willing to sacrifice all, even his own life, to find the man in black. He has followed the man for twelve years and his pursuit never wavers for any reason. The Dark Tower, by Stephen King, follows the hero and the gunslinger, Roland Deschain, as he pursues the man in black across a desert wasteland then into the mountains.
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