Wizard and Glass | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

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 nexus of all universes, including our own.

Ka-Tet - Roland Deschain forms two of these, one in his youth with Alain Johns, Cuthbert Allgood, and Jamie DeCurry, as well as one as an adult with Eddie and Susannah Dean, Jake Chambers, and Oy the billy-bumbler.

Ka - This is another word for fate.

The Affiliation - This is the name for the rulers of Gilead and Mid-World, and the gunslingers serve it. Its rule comes under question when John Farson rebels and fights against them.

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