A weird theory about The Stand.

[randallFlaggfan1]

Yeah, the theorie's are great, and definitely feasible! I, too, have suspected a connection between the two.

[GNTLGNT]

O.K.,

I think it's a fascinating theory and we all know that everythings(eventual) related in Uncle Steve's universe. My own take is, that if Roland is related to Stu-what about Larry Underwood and Eddie Dean? C'mon they were both gentlemen of less than savory character who validated themselves in a wonderful way. Whaddya think?

Long Days and Pleasant Nights!

The Giant

[K4driver]

O.K.,

I think it's a fascinating theory and we all know that everythings(eventual) related in Uncle Steve's universe. My own take is, that if Roland is related to Stu-what about Larry Underwood and Eddie Dean? C'mon they were both gentlemen of less than savory character who validated themselves in a wonderful way. Whaddya think?

Long Days and Pleasant Nights!

The Giant

I said something to a similar stance about Larry. He is Larry on that level of the tower, and Larry is Eddie on that level of the tower, same thing with Eddie and Cuthbert

[GNTLGNT]

Exactly!!

[jwt5004]

I've always felt that the similarities in story line and characters were a result more related to how SK's mind works than an intentional correlation or homage unless SK purposefully made a connection that he wanted others to see. There is a definite rhythm to SK writings that once you have six or seven stories under your belt, I think you can definitely identify. I am certainly not scholarly enough to express exactly what that rhythm is but then again, I love jazz, rock, arias, some rap (old school), latin.....because they all have a rhythm that pleases me, moves me or otherwise appeals to me.

I first read the stand the summer of my junior year in HS, sitting in webbed lounge chair on the back porch. I was somehow able to ignore the mosquitos and flying roaches (it is Florida), totally enthralled with each page. That was over 30 years ago but it seems like yesterday. I've been hooked ever since. I can't think of another novel that captured my interest and imagination, or scared the crap out of me the way The Stand did that summer. I've always wanted to send SK a personal thank you for that summer but never had the nerve. I just knew I was his number one fan, then came Misery and i was definitely not going to write him after that one!

[flamingpretzel]

It seems highly unlikely. Each of his books and stories exist on some level of the Tower (different planets, universes, realities,) and TDK traverses a lot of them, but going through the thinny in Wizard and Glass transports them to another level (book) of the tower, where Marten is Flagg, and the Kansas City Royals are the Monarchs. Each world is intertwined with the others and things bleed through because of the strain on the Tower from the beams breaking. Sorry if I'm overexplaining this and reading too much into it, but it's pretty well explained in the books and concordances. At least that's what I got out of them.