Susannah Dean

He paused only long enough to tip his cap to Odetta Holmes—who was almost invisible behind the smoked glass windows—in a soft and respectful salute.

The driver salutes Odetta inside the car.

… the time since the accident it was, for the most part, still Odetta Holmes who was in control, but Detta Walker had come forward more and more, the thing Detta liked to do best was steal. It didn’t matter that her booty was always little more than junk, no more …

The account explains how Detta emerges while Odetta is usually in control.

The Drawing of the Three explicitly connects Odetta Susannah Holmes and Detta Susannah Walker with Susannah Dean; the later books recall the same earlier identity.

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The narrator recounts Odetta’s former life in the sixties.

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Susannah remembers her former life as Odetta and sometimes Detta.

Detta speaks during Susannah’s internal exchange.

Roland identifies Moses Carver through his connection to Odetta as godfather.

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“But why—” Susannah began, and then her wheelchair hit a bump. She turned to Eddie. “Watch where you’re pushin me, sugar.” “Sorry,” Eddie said. “Public Works hasn’t been doing any maintenance along this stretch of the turnpike lately. Must be dealing with budget cuts.”

Susannah rides in her wheelchair while Eddie pushes it and replies to her, within the continuing ka-tet narrative frame.