Just finished my first journey to The Tower
It’s 2:26 am, I’ve just finished reading Book 7 after starting the series towards the end of last year.
I love it, utterly. I cried a bunch throughout this series. I’m content with the ending.
But one thing I want to delve into further - what was with all the pop culture references that didn’t seem to have much explanation or reason. Dr Doom wolves, Harry Potter “sneetches”, The Wizard of Oz emerald castle..
Why were certain elements borrowed so heavily from other works of fiction? SK himself in the books being a “scribe” of Gan or a vessel for the story - yea sure, but SK in the books, didn’t dictate the story - he just wrote what was already taking place or what he heard/saw from Gan/the beam. So why would other fiction bleed so heavily into Roland’s story? Into Mid/End World etc?
I’ve read a fan theory tonight that North Central Positronics took inspiration from their visits to different timelines and their view or pop culture. Which is a cool idea.
What are other peoples thoughts? Tomorrow (technically today) I start The Wind Through the Keyhole