A weird theory about The Stand.

**TwystedMonkey** · July 27th, 2009

This could be the dumbest thing some of you have ever heard. Anyways does anyone else think that the world the Stand took place in eventually becomes the future Roland the Gunslinger comes from. I can easily see him being some relation to Stu Redman but a couple hundred year ahead. Like I said maybe the dumbest thing you have ever heard but I would love to hear what you think either way....

**Patricia A** · July 27th, 2009

Originally Posted by TwystedMonkey

This could be the dumbest thing some of you have ever heard. Anyways does anyone else think that the world the Stand took place in eventually becomes the future Roland the Gunslinger comes from. I can easily see him being some relation to Stu Redman but a couple hundred year ahead. Like I said maybe the dumbest thing you have ever heard but I would love to hear what you think either way....

No it's not even close to the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

I see a lot of Gunslinger in Stu. Roland is more jaded than Stu but I absolutely see what you mean.

**TwystedMonkey** · July 27th, 2009

I have had this theory since the first time I read "The Stand" I have now read it three times and listened to it once. The first thing I thought was wow that version of earth has moved on in a huge way and thats when other things started to click. The world the Gilead exsisted in seems to be our world but of course a couple of hundred years in the future. And alot of "older" buildings and technology seems to have been left behind and the superflu could be the reason for that. And although Las Vegas and a huge chunk of the "bad" people were vaporized some must have survived to evolve into Farson's Army. Flagg was involved in the fall of the Gilead which leads me to beleive that in "The Stand" Flagg was being manipulated (by CK maybe....?) to destroy the Boulder Free Zone before it could become Giliead and give rise to Roland..... a little convoluted but you never know when it comes to Sai King I guess.

**sknut70** · July 27th, 2009

Did you read all of the dark tower books? Its not a spoiler to say that in book 4 images from the stand does appear.

It does seem that Roland's world is the product of a decimated civilization many years past. The world of the stand is quite feasible. I think Stu had a little more of a sense of humor than long tall and ugly though. imo

**themadone06** · July 27th, 2009

Well throughout the books, I just finished the Wolves, the gunslingers go through doors that lead to different times, but also different spheres of dimensions. I believe that Roland's world is literally thousands of years in the future from our world, and was ripped apart by war (most likely nuclear war). Gilead was the last line of freedom, democracy, and the white light.

All these worlds link together, but I believe that Rolands world and the Stand are different dimensions, not different times in the same historical time line. I think of it more as an overlap in reality. The worlds are so similar but have subtle differences.

**TwystedMonkey** · July 27th, 2009

200-300 and a sense of humor could easily have been bred out of the Redman line as it became the Deschain line. Specially after dealing with even the remnants of Flagg's people. And from everything I remember reading in all the Dark Tower books (yes i did read all of them multiple times) Roland is rough and tough but I don't ever remember him being described as ugly...

**K4driver** · July 28th, 2009

I have said that since reading The Stand twice and The Dark tower a few times.
Like I have said, The Calla Could be Boulder, or perhaps Lud Could be Saint Louis,The old people could also be Boulder maybe. also going with it Mejis Could be the west Coast or even Texas, Due to the old oil wells. and of Course a certain city appears in DT4, with references to the stand

Also Going with it, Frannie might have been Gabrielle, and Stu, His Father. as said in the Dark tower, time is inconsistant so what seems like hundreds of years could actually be just decades.
Eddie Could be The other level Child of Larry Underwood. "Go then, There are other worlds then these"

You can tell I have really thought this out

**phidgt** · July 28th, 2009

Quite frankly, I don't think any theories about the inter-relationships of King's books would be considered dumb. I find them quite interesting.

**MellowLedbetter** · July 28th, 2009

I love the theories. keep em comin. but yeah i think that its more of an alternate demensions thing rather than the doors and the thinny's been time travelling devices.

**TwystedMonkey** · July 28th, 2009

Though its in the wrong section and I will eventually post it there to in Relation to the Dark Tower..... Spoiler warning for those who haven't read the whole Dark Tower Series.

I thought for certain that the Baby Suzanne gave birth to was going to be Tak. I know it wasn't but it would have been interesting. And to really confuse this post and make people think. I wonder if Tak is related to Perse from Duma Key. Like a set of Demonic Siblings. They both used special people to alter reality so they have that in common.....