Originally Posted by
fountain
Originally Posted by
haunted.lunchbox
Originally Posted by
fountain
Originally Posted by
haunted.lunchbox
Forgive me, it's been a while since I've read DT and so my facts may be a little rusty, but I have a theory I would like to discuss.
My facts may be sketchy, I'm starting to reread Gunslinger starting... last night.
What do you mean by 'ended up with Jack Mort'? You mean making a ka-tet with him?!
I am sorry if I misunderstood you.
Anyway I am sure the loops aren't the same.
Well, Jack Mort was the third door. The first two doors he took people out of, the third door he went into the mind of Jack, the psycho. What if in other loops he decided not to save Jake from being shoved into traffic by mort, but instead, brought him through the door. I ask this because Jake didn't exactly become part of the group the same way that Eddie and Susannah did, and something must have happened for the horn to finally have made it into his possession.
I don't think Jack Mort could be part of any kind of true ka-tet. He is weak and gutless. I think of Mort as a door to Jake.
1. It is true Jack Mort would not have the mentality of a Gunslinger, so I see where maybe he shouldn't have been brought through the door, but being a fan of 'out of the box' thinking, I am not willing to abandon the theory entirely.
2. I wish I could read his first loop so that I could compare it to his last loop to see how different they were, if they were different at all. I am consumed with the idea that he did something on his last loop that redeemed himself, and brought him the horn. Consumed I tell you.
3. My other big mystery here is why the MIB allowed himself to be caught at the end of the first book. My only guess is that he needed to get Jake out of the picture and didn't foresee him coming back; however, it may mean nothing.