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But killing his mom didn't get him closer to the Tower, did it?[/QUOTE]

I feel like it did. One must kill off all the things they truly care about in order to properly follow and focus on such an...

But killing his mom didn't get him closer to the Tower, did it?

Anyway Oedipus Complex doesn't have to mean that the kid wants to make love with their own mom or dad (of course it means that too).
When little children are jealous of the parents... for example...

Brice meant my second post.
For me "how the blue hell" isn't disrespectful when I saw something really eye-catching or strange I asked my questions this way and I got answers we got into interesting...

How (the blue hell) did you get to this conclusion?[/QUOTE]

Thought it was obvious, Letti, or is The Dark Tower not an edifice? Anyway, cry yer pardon, O great one!...Didn't mean to throw you off...

How (the blue hell) did you get to this conclusion?

You are absolutely right turtle, there is a lot in what you write but still I have a feeling Roland might have avoided the tragedy if he had been able to forgive his mom.
I don't say he should have...

He did it because he saw Rhea and not his mom. He meant to kill the witch (and of course he didn't mean to kill his mom AT ALL) who had helped Susan to reach the end of the path. Roland should have...

A question appeared in my mind as I was reading one of the treads.. it might be meaningless but you might have some ideas about it.
So my question is:
Could Roland have avoid killing his own mom if...