Luke Skywalker: A Short Story

Luke is broken, but is not yet ready to give up, as he escapes one last time. Luke runs away and escapes into an old church, launching into a soliloquy asking God for guidance. God’s answer comes in the form of desertion as the police encircle the church. Luke realizes that he’s a goner no matter what, so he approaches a window and shouts the famous line “what we have here is a failure to communicate.” In return for his final act of defiance he gets a fatal shot in the throat. Remaining defiant to the end is an expected characteristic of Luke’s courageous nature.

“ The force will be with you, always.” This is advice given to Luke Skywalker by his mentor Obi Wan Kenobi. In the archetypal hero’s journey a wise and experienced mentor such as Obi Wan will often help guide or offer advice to the youthful and budding hero. Throughout time and across different cultures there are certain symbols, events and characters which can be found in literature and Star Wars IV: A New Hope follows this trend step by step. During the film Star Wars IV: A New Hope, the main protagonist Luke undergoes a stereotypical, or in literary terms an archetypal hero’s journey. Luke starts from humble beginnings and when he is called upon to save the galaxy; he then faces various tests which help him hone skills that he will need for the final life or death battle.

He could have backed out in the beginning and not have had to journey with Obi Wan Kenobi to save the princess and then the galaxy from the dark side, but he did it anyways. This also shows how Luke is ethical and does what is right, even if it may cost him his life. It means a lot to Luke to make sure Darth Vader and the dark side know he is a force to be reckoned with after they killed his aunt and uncle looking for the information stored on R2D2. He, also, unlike Han Solo, treats the princess with the utmost respect while she travels with them and gives them what information she knows about the Death Star to ensure its destruction. With the combination of the Force, his unmatched courage, and his ethical decision making Luke is able to defeat all the problems he has forced upon

In the hospital, the doctors x-ray shows that Luke had broken his leg in 2 separate places, which was bad for him. The doctor tells him he is lucky, if one of his breaks had been an inch higher, a metal plate would of had to been surgically implanted. The doctor also tells him his football career is probably over, which made luke upset. After about an hour, Luke is told that he had visitors, and that’s when all his friends show up. They started asking the normal things “how are you feeling?” and “can you walk on it?” and

When they got trapped in the trash contractor and Luke was pulled under the water, he started acting like someone who is experience by after being release he didn’t wait for someone to think of asking R2D2 and C-3P0 for help. The experience of dying can bring different outcomes for everyone, but for Luke “Out of the moment of death comes a new life” (McMillan-Ramirez) because he had the will to live and was willing to command everyone to do something. The part where he finally enters adulthood was when he saw Kenobi died as “There comes a time, however, when the individual has to become self-reliant and not dependent but himself the authority” (Campbell) it was when he truly had to give up his parental figure that he could lean on. The death of Kenobi proves that “The father dies for his sake, freeing Luke's libido; as Ben tells him, "The Force will be with you always” (Gordon), Kenobi died to become one with the force which he would become more powerful and always be with Luke in his time of need. Luke needed to have his own path without the interference of Kenobi because if Kenobi would live the hope of the force wouldn’t be

As he did, visions of the near future filled his mind. He saw himself screaming in agony as Obi-Wan cut him down. Felt his arm and legs slashed away, and the rough super-heated stone of the riverbank burning and biting into his flesh. And that would not happen. He would not allow it. Instead, he used the Force to alter his path, landing in a crouch before Obi-Wan as his one-time Master's blade slashed the air where he would have been. There was no joy in his heart as his lightsaber tore through Obi-Wan's abdomen. He loved his former Master, loved him as a friend and a brother. But... there was no other

“Use the force Luke” is a phrase commonly said to Luke Skywalker by his mentor. This super natural force is crucial to Luke’s success and the completion of his quest.

Luke Skywalker is a pop culture hero to children and adults alike. However, have you ever thought what makes Luke a hero? Luke, throughout his journey, has faced many obstacles. For example, having to destroy the Death Star or having to fight strong foes like Darth Vader. He also has to deal with the emotional scar of the evil man, Darth Vader, being his father. Luke, however, did not have to fight through this journey alone. He had the help of Obi-Wan, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C3-PO, Chewbacca, R2D2, and others. Luke has many definable traits that could make him be considered a hero, however, I believe his most prominent traits are his bravery and selflessness, but he has the weakness of not being able to control his emotions well.

Luke’s goal was to challenge the establishment (to which he seemed to think was unjust) and make an example of hope for his fellow men in that they wouldn’t have to bow down to Dragline. Interestingly enough, after this fight, Dragline becomes acquainted with Luke and becomes very friendly.

He races home to find his family dead and nothing left but becoming a jedi (A New Hope Scene-by-scene. Web. 2010). In an effort to get to the Princesses planet they go to the Cantina, a bar filled with scam artist, where the find Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca. Once they’ve settled on a payment their journey begins. What Obi-Wan and Luke don’t know is that in an effort to get Leia to talk Darth threatens and then follow through with blowing up her home planet.(Web. SparkNotes.com. Star Wars Episodes iv-vi. 2014) Eventually Han’s ship is pulled up by Darth’s and then they are forced to fight their way out. Obi-Wan encounters and allows Darth to defeat him, meanwhile Leia is rescued by Han, Luke, and the others. Without Obi-Wan but the rescue of the Princess the only thing left to do is defeat Darth’s ship, the Death Star. Against all odds and the discovery of the force Luke blows it up and is later awarded for heroic nature, as is Han and Chewbacca, ending the first of the epic series.

Luke Skywalker chooses to join Obi Wan Kenobi, and through their journey Luke was changed from a parentless boy to a Jedi in training (Star Wars IV). One of the biggest parts in a Hero’s Journey is the life changing event that causes the hero to leave his home in the first place. When Luke’s aunt and uncle are killed, he is alone and has no reason to stay on his home planet of Tatooine so goes with Obi Wan. He changes his whole life around in a very short period of time, like his master, all he has left is his training. Both Romeo and Juliet changed their lives around for each other, even though it resulted in death (Shakespeare). The feuding families could never know about their children’s relationship because they hadn’t adjusted to the idea of ending their fighting and still hated each other. Romeo went first and Juliet followed behind and the death toll went up, if the families had changed their views toward each other , no one would have lost their lives. Those who are open to change, will be introduced to many life altering

They were disappointed in Luke because he decided to join the “dark” side against the gods, but they never lost hope in him. In a faceoff between Kronos

Luke was in the hospital because he was paralyzed during the war, causing him to become bitter and filled with rage (he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder). Throughout the movie, he eventually is able to become mobile by using his wheelchair, and Luke and Sally start to develop a relationship. Although Luke’s ideas about the war, differ from Sally husband she doesn’t seem to mind. As time goes on Luke’s anger and despair from the war start to disperse. Luke matures from his old notions begins to focus all of his attention towards Sally and the war rather than himself.

his friends are in danger. He goes to save them against Yoda's warning and not

In just the course of A New Hope, Luke’s character changes immensely. The critical incident that sparks a change of his