Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Dark Tower - This is the place where all universes meet. It is the place that Roland is desperately trying to find and which is guarded by the Beast.

New Canaan - This place is the childhood home of Roland. He was born here, got his training as a gunslinger here, and became a gunslinger here.

Tull - This town is just north of the desert. It is set as a trap by the man in black to kill or delay the gunslinger in his pursuit of him.

The Oracle - This...
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