The Gunslinger

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

追逐句即全书引擎，故情节 92。

Sit yourself, Jake. … Time’s the thief of memory

父子感与遗忘并置，故人物 93。

The desert. Just the desert. … Nobody crosses it.

无人穿越的平原拖长追，故节奏 91。

The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what looked like eternity

沙漠被写成极致，故文笔 94。

for the grail, for the Tower. Ah, the Tower stood somewhere in the middle of things

塔成中心神话，故世界 94。

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.

开篇即钩，故钩子 95。

all of them were for the good, the bloody good, the bloody myth, for the grail, for the Tower.

血腥神话正当化，故创新 94。

the Tower stood somewhere in the middle of things (so they did say), rearing its black-gray bulk to the sky

目标仍悬而未至，故结局 92。