Obi-Wan Kenobi

Religious Themes in Star Wars [Insert Name] [Insert Name of University] Religious Themes in Star Wars By now, almost everyone – even those who have not really watched the Star Wars series – knows that Darth Vader’s real name was Anakin Skywalker and that he was Luke Skywalker’s father. That was the big twist at the end of the third movie – which is actually the sixth movie in the series – but it is common knowledge now because of how the phrase, “Luke, I am your father,” – even though

The Bloodhound- the Hero The bloodhound howled out to the police men following after the tracker dog. She has been found. The terrified little girl, step by step, climbed up the ladder out of the old man’s hidden cellar; the police men dashed to her for comfort. The bloodhound is proclaimed a “hero.” Heroes have been cultural icons since the first of men. “The Iliad,” written, by Homer is an epic about the journey of Achilles, a demigod, during the Trojan War. “Sha-Nama,” also an epic-written by

The learning process is fundamental and we learn so much from our experiences. Better said, our literacy and understanding of anything comes from sources or sponsors. It can be a muse or stress from society telling you to take action. Multiple sponsors can further fuel a literacy. Deborah Brandt states that sponsors are “any agents, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy—and gain advantage by it in some

One of the most well-known movie sagas of all time is StarWars. With a plethora of heroes, monsters, and villains, Star Wars has truly become iconic. One of the most memorable and complex characters would be Darth Vader, formally known as Anakin Skywalker. He was born a force sensitive human but also a slave to Toydarian Watto (Anakin Skywalker). At young age he gained exceptional piloting and repair skills. He was able to win his freedom by winning a podracing event, leaving his mother behind.

lesson can be looked as examples in readings found in the Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna tells Arjuna to battle his cousin in spite of his emotions for them, it is his job to do so. Towards the end of the training session, as Luke begins to leave, Ben Kenobi tells Luke to never give into anger and hatred. This lesson is also taught by Gandhi, which is explained in Hinduism. Aside from the training sessions, there are several parts of Star Wars that portray examples of Hinduism. An example of this would

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool” (William Shakespeare, As You Like It). This translates to “Only a fool thinks he’s wise; the wise man knows that he is, in fact, a fool”. This quote resonates strongly with me. I really believe in this quote and find the truthfulness in this. I myself believe that you can never truly stop learning. I know that I can be an idiot at many times, and that makes me wise. I also see people who are so ignorant, that they believe

design and then stayed for the tricky but fun game play. All of these adventures take place in the Star Wars galaxy, within the game you will be able to travel to your destination of choice. When you begin the game you only have the option of being Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui Gon Jinn, or C3P-O, you will be able to switch characters among these 3, each of them have their own special talents which will come in handy for different missions. The purpose of this game is to achieve each of the missions at the begining

Archetypes have persisted in literary works through the sands of time and continue to be applied in today’s literature. Throughout traditional and modern literature, the formulaic structure of myths and the use of archetypes has been utilized in a consistent manner. Although many would argue that the universal application of archetypes has been erratic and intermittent through time, the implementation of the major hero and mentor archetypes within the tale of King Arthur and The Odyssey, and the

into one and giving a proper closure to the saga. The cliffhanger ending of The Empire Strikes Back creates a lot of tension, and the original trilogy act as an framing device for the prequel trilogy. The relationship between Anakin and Padme or Obi Wan and Anakin does not have the weirdness due to the convoluted story lines and age gaps from Episode

Luke was resistant to joining jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi in learning the ways of the force and fulfilling the mission, he is quickly motivated by the deaths of his aunt and uncle at the hands of Imperial Stormtroopers. On his journey, Luke faces many struggles such as when the Millennium Falcon, the ship operated by companions Han Solo and Chewbacca, is captured via tractor beam by the Death Star that would eventually lead to the death of mentor Obi-Wan. In the end though, Luke, Han and Leia are