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Hernalt Registered: Jun '00	Date Posted: 6/11 11:18pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Utterly open-ended question. No prompt or rationale.
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jedibri Registered: Jul '00	Date Posted: 6/12 2:56am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	That love and unerstanding don't just come from the parents. -----signature----- Isaiah 41:13
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halibut Title: FF GSA & FF-UK RSA / Saga Mod Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 6/12 8:24am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	That if you're a mass-murdering maniac who has destroyed the galaxy, all you need to do is save your son from an electric shock (even after cutting his hand off and killing his best friend) and the universe will forgive you. -----signature----- They are not "songs", they are "tracks" or "cues" ROTJ - "It has a nice mix of muppets and patricide that you don't see very often" - Darthboba Everybody knows that the bird is the word!
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Artoo-Dion Registered: Jun '09	Date Posted: 6/12 3:05pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Well, I believe that's David Brin's opinion, anyway. My take is a bit more charitable. It's about a son having to come to terms with the fact that his father is a real person rather than some ideal superhuman, reconciling the imaginary, heroic father-figure in his head with the flesh-and-blood person he actually is. It's a process all boys go through, pretty much. -----signature----- Myth in Space http://mythinspace.wordpress.com A blog on Star Wars and the human psyche Updated regularly!
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DarthIktomi Registered: May '09	Date Posted: 6/12 3:34pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Even if your dad cuts off your hand, he's still your dad. Seriously, the entirety of ROTJ is about father–son bonding and how family is more important than anything else.
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Obironsolo Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 6/12 6:20pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	If you're child turns out good, you find redemption for past sins.
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Serafine_Tinaste Registered: May '09	Date Posted: 6/14 1:28pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Hmm...I think it's less about fathers and sons and more about there being a little peice of good in everyone; even those who seem like larger than life evil creatures like Luke had seen Darth Vader. Also, in somewhat the same vein, about internal struggles of what is really important in life. Luke would rather die then turn to the Dark Side and Vader eventually decides that his son is more important then his allegiance to the Emperor. -----signature----- Banana! Banana! Ooh! Ooh! Give it to Kiki?
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clrobins6r Registered: May '09	Date Posted: 6/14 6:15pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	In strictly keeping with the father-son tie, I think it speaks to how the sins of the father can be passed down to the son. If Vader had just run away to Naboo with Padme at the end of ROTS, then Luke may have never been the person that he was. Instead, Vader goes completely to the dark side and as a result, that sin is pushed to his son who is burdened with the task of righting what has been wronged by his father. The good that Luke sees in Vader is Vader's recongition that he forced his son into a life that he never really wanted for him. This guilt or sense of responsibility and the desire to remove the burden from his son is what makes Vader kill Palpatine. So that Luke does not have to deal with that thought haunting him for the rest of his life, as the death of all that he betrayed and killed had haunted Vader.
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 6/15 7:31am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	If your father cuts off your hand, you should do the same to him in the next movie. -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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Hernalt Registered: Jun '00	Date Posted: 6/15 4:04pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons? - Date Edited: 6/15 4:07pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Hernalt
	What does Star Wars 'teach' about the 'death of the father' or father-figure? Utterly open-ended question. No prompt or rationale.
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jedimasterbac Title: CT and Fan Design Manager Registered: Jun '04	Date Posted: 6/15 4:36pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Hernalt posted: What does Star Wars 'teach' about the 'death of the father' or father-figure? Utterly open-ended question. No prompt or rationale. You already said that exact same thing. No need to repeat it. -----signature----- Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One (my fan fic) http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/30225011/p1/?3
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Hernalt Registered: Jun '00	Date Posted: 6/15 5:14pm Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Ok, that was too close - I'll rephrase the question. Setting aside the biological link of Luke to Anakin (or of Owen to Cliegg - but that's PT), and focusing on the large number of links between (a) son figure and (a) father figure... What does Star Wars 'teach' about the death of the father figure?
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goraq Registered: May '08	Date Posted: 6/21 4:25am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Hernalt posted: What does Star Wars 'teach' about the death of the father figure? That every father has something good inside of himself. -----signature----- ,,Power is tearing human minds apart and putting them back together in new shapes of your own choosing. ,,
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DarthIktomi Registered: May '09	Date Posted: 6/21 8:47am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	Don't mess with someone's kids! Palpy apparently didn't learn that lesson in ROTJ, so Han taught him a second time in EE.
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EmeraldBlade Registered: Apr '08	Date Posted: 7/3 1:46am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	That our genes have particularly strong control over us in this area. -----signature----- I am not Colour Blind, believe it or not. And I can spell, believe it or not.
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MasterMonkey13 Registered: Dec '08	Date Posted: 7/3 6:52am Subject: What does Star Wars 'teach' about fathers and sons?
	DarthIktomi posted: Don't mess with someone's kids! Palpy apparently didn't learn that lesson in ROTJ, so Han taught him a second time in EE. This. That the bond between father and son is strong! -----signature----- "There is no charge for awesomeness.....or attractiveness." Former Padawan of MsLanna / now I'm a Jedi Knight! Isaiah 41:10
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