Who is Walter - The Man in Black from The Waste Lands and what is their importance? The_Waste_Lands English & Literature Walter - The Man in Black | The Waste Lands

Roland at first believes it is Walter who pushed Jake in front of the car and caused his death. Later, however, he decides that it was not Walter but Jack Mort that caused the boy's accident. Roland is following Walter when he meets with Jake at the way station. Later Roland wakes up with the dead body of Walter beside him. He takes Walter's jawbone as a token, which he keeps with him until he throws it into the fire. In the fire, Walter's jawbone burns and shows Eddie the image of the rose and the key.