The characters / Recurring character
Benny Slightman
Benny Slightman is recorded in 3 distinct storys.
Jake’s young Calla friend Benny is linked by the poncho and his death in the Wolves battle, repeatedly recalled in the following books.
Stories and supporting passages
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
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But Jake wasn’t done. He lifted Oy from the pocket of Benny Slightman’s poncho. The crowd murmured at the sight of him. Jake gave Roland a quick glance-Are you sure? it asked- and Roland nodded.
Jake takes Oy from Benny’s poncho; the scene names his friend’s clothing.
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
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Both Eddie and Jake were splattered with blood. That on Jake’s shirt belonged to his friend Benny Slightman. That on Eddie’s belonged to Margaret Eisenhart, once Margaret of Redpath, the lost granddaughter of the old patriarch.
The narrator identifies Benny’s blood on Jake’s shirt after the battle.
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
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… Bryn Sturgis, the music and dancing and colored torches, but all that came clear was the death of Benny Slightman, another friend. Tonight the world seemed made of death. He himself had died and come back: back to Mid-World and back to Roland. All afternoon he …
Jake remembers the death of his Calla friend Benny.