Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Atropos throws screaming tantrums, throws out constant Cluster F Bombs and lives like a feral child.He has an entire warehouse's worth of them, filled with random trinkets from centuries of killing. Creepy Souvenir: Atropos takes an item as a souvenir from the people he 'kills'.There's even a passing reference to Pet Sematary. Ralph also makes a small appearance in Bag of Bones that takes place before his death. In addition to taking place in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, and featuring assorted references to IT, the book also ties into The Dark Tower and introduces two major characters, the Crimson King and Patrick Danville. There is a monument in the park to the "Loser's Club" from IT which, by the canon in that novel, shouldn't exist, since it was emphasized the characters forgot their experiences once the monster was finally defeated.For example, while Patrick Danville appears and plays an important role, he does not die saving two people-something that was foretold that he would do. Canon Discontinuity: In the final Dark Tower novel, it's revealed that Insomnia is not meant to be taken at face value.Catchphrase: "Hey hey, Susan Day! How many kids did you kill today?".The article runs the next morning with her misquoted and she isn't the least bit surprised. She makes it very, very clear that she saw Ralph appear out of thin air to get Natalie out of the way of the truck but no matter what she says, the reporter doesn't seem to even consider the idea that she meant exactly what she said. She tells a reporter exactly what she saw and even told him he'd absolutely misquote her by thinking she was speaking metaphorically. Cassandra Truth: Near the end of the novel, one very clever but rather strict old woman is interviewed about Ralph's Heroic Sacrifice.Ralph can't actually kill him, but he does mutilate the little monster until he finally agrees to Ralph's demands. This means that when Ralph manages to catch Atropos, anything Atropos agrees to do to escape torture is binding. Cannot Tell a Lie: Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos are incapable of lying they can, however avoid telling the truth.Roland the Gunslinger appears for the space of one sentence, rolling over in his sleep as the events of this novel ripple through reality.Ralph also drives by the giant statue of Paul Bunyan that came alive in IT. The Cameo: Mike Hanlon from IT has a small scene at the library.By the Eyes of the Blind: Insomnia allows Ralph to see the aura of people as well as higher powers that influence the world.Bitter Sweet Ending: Ralph thwarts the Crimson King's plans and later ends up sacrificing his life to save a little girl.Beware the Silly Ones: It's very easy to think of Atropos as a foul-mouthed, tantrummy brat.Because Destiny Says So: Patrick Danville is destined to die saving two people, one of whom is very important.Ralph bargains with Clotho and Lachesis to exchange his life for hers. Balancing Death's Books: Thanks to Atropos, Natalie Deepneau is set to be killed by a car.The two of them are in awe, but what this means is never clarified. He turns out to be in on all this supernatural stuff and when you can see his aura, it's not just bright and powerful, it's a straight, up rainbow contrasting everyone else just being a single color. One of Ralph and Lois' even older neighbors is seemingly a senile old man who wanders about in a perpetually happy daze.The only thing that makes them definitely not human seems to be their jobs, their apparent inability to be killed by mortals and the inability to lie. Buuuut then the line get surprisingly blurry: They don't seem to be naturally immortal but rather feed off tiny amounts of aura humans give off and it seems like a human could do the same thing if they really wanted to. It becomes clear, however, that they are not human. The Little Bald Doctors at first look like exactly that: Tiny bald men that give off a sort of medical atmosphere.No relation to the film of the same name. Soon Ralph discovers that the fate of the universe is resting on his shoulders. Soon he begins to see things that are invisible to others-auras that represent people's life forces and little bald men who are present at the homes of the dying. Ralph Roberts, an elderly widower, is suffering from insomnia. Insomnia is a novel written by Stephen King. It's a long walk back to Eden, sweetheart, so don't sweat the small stuff.
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