letting go

Different Paths, Different Destinies

In A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi separates from his pupil Luke Skywalker while they are trying to escape the Death Star.

Dec 8, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence

Letting the Student Grow

In The Last Jedi, the Jedi master Yoda speaks with his old pupil Luke Skywalker, who has become a Jedi master in his own right.

Aug 27, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence

At the climaxes of both Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi urges a Skywalker to "let go."

Apr 28, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence

Assenting Mothers and Conflicted Children

In The Acolyte and The Phantom Menace, a Jedi on a mission has a chance encounter with a Force-sensitive child whose birth is shrouded in mystery.

Feb 3, 2025 • Timothy Lawrence

Sunset and Twilight

In the second acts of The Phantom Menace and Return of the Jedi, Anakin and Luke Skywalker receive similar guidance from older characters who have…

Dec 30, 2024 • Timothy Lawrence

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