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The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
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Resurrection and sacrifice are constant themes throughout the novel. These themes are explicitly linked to the Biblical stories of Jesus’s resurrection and Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac. What is the purpose and overall effect of these two Biblical allusions? What would be lost if these allusions were omitted?
Explain Jake’s role in the novel.
What do the gunslinger and the Man in Black symbolize? Is it simply a tale of good versus evil, or is there something more complicated at work?
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