A long time fan and my theory on DT 7 and Eld's horn. SPOILERS

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Erje

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just finished the dark tower! WOULD LOVE SOME INPUT

SPOILER ALERT


So this is my theory and I hope some of you take comfort in it. I finished the last one 10 min ago so I'm having that typical euphoric feeling now #shivers#

The whole point of the dark tower is to teach Roland to GIVE UP the search for the dark tower. I think King still stands with what he said in the previous chapter about how he hates finite endings, and Roland should give up on these finite endings as well. From this view, the horn of end will represent progress because it represents something sentimental. Roland, being the opposite of sentimental, is slowly changing. Slowly he is starting to make decisions that show that he starts to value life/the journey more than his goal. Maybe this time he won't let Jake drop to his death. Maybe this time he will rather save those that were lost in sacrifice for his quest. Once he gives up on his relentless dream to find the tower, he will learn to love again and be truly redeemed.
 

kingricefan

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I loved that King left it up to us, his Constant Readers, whether or not Roland will ever make peace with/reach his goal. It's up to us to see Roland make the choice of what is more dear to him- the Tower or his soul/friends/Jake. By Roland going onto his net journey with the Horn Of Eld in his possession, it shows that this next journey will be different than all of those that came before.
 

AnnaMarie

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just finished the dark tower! WOULD LOVE SOME INPUT

There is no book and no series that leaves you with the feeling DT7 does.

Your take on the point of the tower is a bit different than mine. But like you, I had an "AHA" feeling when it ended. Some people didn't.

What? Did I say something? hahahahaoheohahaha! I don't see that I commented BUT YES! IT IS A LIFE CHANGING JOURNEY!

It's that spidey-sense.
 

GNTLGNT

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I loved that King left it up to us, his Constant Readers, whether or not Roland will ever make peace with/reach his goal. It's up to us to see Roland make the choice of what is more dear to him- the Tower or his soul/friends/Jake. By Roland going onto his net journey with the Horn Of Eld in his possession, it shows that this next journey will be different than all of those that came before.
...this.....
 

blunthead

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I loved that King left it up to us, his Constant Readers, whether or not Roland will ever make peace with/reach his goal. It's up to us to see Roland make the choice of what is more dear to him- the Tower or his soul/friends/Jake. By Roland going onto his net journey with the Horn Of Eld in his possession, it shows that this next journey will be different than all of those that came before.
If there's more DT to come I hope Roland takes up the sword. He'd be uniquely dashing.