Why not tell Flagg how many are in Boulder?

[bobledrew]

Reading through the STand again as prep for part two of The Kingcast on the book.

On page 1052-54, Barry Dorgan interrogates Larry, and Larry puts off his questions about how many people are in the Free Zone with a number of retorts but no real information.

I'm wondering two things:

1. Why Flagg would want Larry to tell him this information when "the Eye" could likely tell him the same thing (other than to establish dominance over Larry);
2. exactly why Larry wouldn't freely tell him how many people are in the Free Zone. Not sure what Flagg could or would do with that information.

Thoughts?

[Bev Vincent]

"Not sure what Flagg could or would do with that information."

Exactly -- Larry couldn't know why Flagg was asking, but the fact that he wanted to know would make him suspicious and hesitant to answer.

Bottom line, I think Flagg was insecure about his position and he wanted to know if he was attracting more followers than Mother A.

[Ragan]

I think you got it right in that Flagg wanted just wanted Larry to submit to him, and also Flagg's "eye" wasn't working perfectly by the end of the book.

[omm poppa mow mow]

First thing I noticed is how Ralph tells Drogan "you seem like a nice enough fella when you're by yourself." Reminds me of what Carol said in Hearts, almost word for word what she said to that other kid...and too...the last leather-head, the appeal was made to a single lone leather-head. Gobbless us all.

I dunno. Maybe it all has to do w/following orders. Dig a hole here and dig until I tell you to stop, private. Busy hands. Etc.

Interesting too that Larry and the others are separated. A hoot that Larry tells him to send their own spy over to get the answers they want..."if you can find one that doesn't look like a weasel..." etc and so forth.

[GNTLGNT]

1. His powers, in this case-clairvoyance or remote viewing were beginning to deteriorate-and Dorgan may have interjected some of his own cop instincts into the interrogation. I know he said Flagg wanted the info, but I always felt that he put his own law enforcement stamp on it...

2.Why would Larry? It was a pure case of knowing his demise was imminent, and the attitude was "fu** him, let the bastid find out some other way"...plus Larry was contrary enough to play around-even on the lip of the chasm-steel inside the burned out wrapper...