geographical problem - Can someone confirm?

[beronmix]

Well, I dont know if you all remenber, but in the vol 2, in the beginning, Roland goes to West, and there he finds the sea and the doors, etc ... but suddenly he decides to go north, and that's okay. But just in the next chapter, quoting the book:

"The sea to his right, the mountains to his left,the gray, shell-littered sand under the feet of his cut-down boots."

How can the sea be in his right, if the sea is in the west, and he went north? The sea should be in his left.

If there's some mistakes in my text, I'm sorry, english is not my first language.

[doowopgirl]

No offense and I don't think it has anything to do with English not being your first language, but I don't think our rules of geography apply to Mid World.

[AnnaMarie]

Yup! Mid-World has it's own rules. In a later book, when it shows the mono rail map, there is also reference to direction which is incorrect for OUR world.

[SHEEMIEE]

Well, I dont know if you all remenber, but in the vol 2, in the beginning, Roland goes to West, and there he finds the sea and the doors, etc ... but suddenly he decides to go north, and that's okay. But just in the next chapter, quoting the book:

"The sea to his right, the mountains to his left,the gray, shell-littered sand under the feet of his cut-down boots."

How can the sea be in his right, if the sea is in the west, and he went north? The sea should be in his left.

If there's some mistakes in my text, I'm sorry, english is not my first language.

Hah , i remember listening to that and going back several times to try and work it out- all i came up with was our old friend was moon walking backwards!!


Dont judge - listen and play along, their be bigger things to work out- like todash!!!!!!

:)

[Chuggs]

Plus, that world has moved on, causing all sorts of things to go crazy...:upside:

[Unregistered]

I see, so because the world moved on, a lot of things changed ... I'm still in the second book, so I just know a few things about the dark tower world. But thanks for the answers,it helped a lot

[Bryan James]

Courtesy if Bill Wonka
Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation
What we'll see
Will defy
Explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it

[GNTLGNT]

....Roland's world is sometimes like an Escher painting....

[AchtungBaby]

I think it would be funny if that was just a mistake on King's part, and it somehow got past the editor(s).:biggrin2:

[danjenkins27]

There were a few errors in his writing, but overall I think it makes sense.

Maybe this will help. I made it the other day.

http://images.wikia.com/darktower/images/4/4d/Mid-World-Map.jpg

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[TerrorJunkie]

Dear Original Poster,

I had that exact same itch in my brain when I read that section (several times)
I thought "I know I stink at directions, but that ain't right"
Some things you just have to let go and move on. Go with the flow.

Accept the things you cannot change...(oh, wait)