King as Creator.

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Hello all.

There is an odd part towards the end of It that I am only just noticing. The Losers are walking towards the Barrens as adults (this is page 962 of my edition) and Ben falls over. The narrator says:

As he got to his feet again he realized that his face and arms and hands had been striped by blackberry thorns in two dozen places.

Ben then says out loud "Make that three dozen." Eddie then asks him what he said and Ben replies "Nothing."

I found this interesting because in this instance it seems Ben not only can hear the narrator (or King himself, however you want to look at it), but he corrects him. It's the only time this happens in the book that I have noticed before. They play around a lot with It getting into the heads of the characters and the Losers hearing voices, but this seems to be an instance where Ben is aware that he is part of a story and literally corrects his creator. Any theories?
Very cool observation! I want to check that out. Welcome, welcome and all manner of things welcome.
 
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