[Spartacus01 said:]
Anakin never went to see his mother before Attack of the Clones because the films heavily imply that the Jedi weren’t allowing him to. You can say whatever you want about Anakin, but one thing we know for sure is that he’s impulsive, rebellious, and doesn’t hesitate to take risks or rush to save the people he cares about. That’s his core trait and also his biggest flaw. If he had been physically able to visit his mother whenever he wanted, and if the Jedi really weren’t stopping him, then you’d expect him to go see her every chance he got. And as soon as he started having those nightmares, he would have immediately run to check on her. The fact that he didn’t, even while being haunted by those visions, means that something was holding him back. And since he was part of the Jedi Order, it makes sense to conclude that it was the Jedi themselves who were preventing him from going.
Stop him? The Jedi stopping anyone from doing anything by coercion is neither something the Jedi are shown to do in the movies, nor are they said to do it. What would they do to stop him? How would they stop him? I don’t think that lines up. Moreso, I’d think they’d advise against it.
Anakin was told by his mother to not look back and that her future was there. Anakin trying to be committed I think can have other reasons, trying to be a proper Jedi, trying to make his separation from his mother worth it, trying to justify a feeling of guilt in him potentially feeling like he abandoned her. Especially considering the Jedi aren’t shown to have any ability or attempt to force any Jedi to do anything in the movies.
Yes, it’s true that Anakin could technically have walked away from the Jedi Order whenever he wanted. But it’s not that simple. If he’d left before Attack of the Clones, he’d basically be on the streets. Everything he owned belonged to the Order, so leaving would mean giving all of that up. He’d end up wandering the lower levels of Coruscant, trying to scrape together some crappy job just to survive. And if he’d left after marrying Padmé, sure, he could’ve lived with her, but Anakin wasn’t the kind of guy to sit around doing nothing all day. He’d still need a purpose, something meaningful to do, a goal to chase, and that’s not something you just figure out overnight. After spending over a decade in an institution that gave him structure and something to focus on, walking away wasn’t exactly simple.
First, it’s never said in the movies that people just are tossed out with no assistance and no oversight if they quit. Second, Anakin wasn’t a lone kid. He had Palpatine behind him as an ally. If he quit the Jedi, I don’t see why Anakin would expect that his friend in political high places Palps wouldn’t back him.
The rest is in regards to Anakin’s emotions on the situation, not what the Jedi make him do, which was my issue.