Luke Skywalker Is Repeating Yoda's Mistakes That Killed The Jedi
Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6
Luke Skywalker’s training of the young Force-sensitive Grogu is shown in The Book of Boba Fett, but Skywalker is repeating Yoda’s mistakes that contributed to the Jedi Order’s fall. Luke became a Jedi Knight at the end of Return of the Jedi, but as the sole surviving member of the ancient order, the responsibility fell upon him to rebuild it following the fall of the Galactic Empire. The Jedi Order of old, however, was extremely flawed. But young Luke Skywalker made the mistake of repeating its failings, as shown in both Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Book of Boba Fett.
The Star Wars prequel trilogy frames the Jedi as heroic but flawed knights of the Republic. While their goals are benevolent, the order became too entangled in the politics of the Republic, becoming a paramilitary force for a government that gradually represented the interests of corporate lobbyists more than its citizens. More, Star Wars' Jedi Knights were taught by the Order to suppress their emotions. Attachment to others was forbidden, rendering the life of a Jedi a lonely and arguably unhealthy one, emotionally stunted in many ways.
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The Jedi Order’s restrictive code left Anakin Skywalker yearning for a better life and Yoda’s platitudinal advice for him only made him feel worse when fearing for Padme. Anakin’s desperation played perfectly into the plans of Palpatine, whose dark side teachings made the Sith seem far more appealing to Anakin than the Jedi. This led to Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader and the Jedi Order’s subsequent destruction. Luke Skywalker, unfortunately, rebuilt the Jedi Order with the same
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