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| Luke chooses the light side of the force ignoring his father’s call. Luke receives a new, life-like, robotic hand. |
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| Luke is rescued by Leia once inside the Millennium Falcon he is now able to hear his father’s voice tempting him. This is the other side of the force (the dark side). |
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| Crossing the Return Threshold: |
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| They are able to get back into Cloud City territory and find Luke hanging on for dear life. |
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| Leia hears Luke’s call and rescues him with the help of Chewy, Lando and the droids. |
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| They are chased by enemy fighters, but escape Lando does not want to go back for Luke. |
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| Magic flight and Pursuit: |
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| : Leia, Chewy, Land, and the droids sane trying to escape Cloud City. Lando announces that all of his citizens should flee. |
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| Luke (like a dying god) gives into the force, concentrates and realizes his connection to Leia. |
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| Apotheosis (Ultimate heroic act): |
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| Luke denies the Dark side and jumps (symbolizes his “leap of faith”) he does not realize he will survive when he lets go and jumps to his death. He ends up clinging to life with one hand. |
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| Atonement with the father: |
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| Luke must come to terms with who his father was, is and also choose who he will follow (his true father/the dark side or his spiritual father/the light) |
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| Ritual death/Dismemberment: |
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| Luke’s hand is sliced off by Vader and he learns the truth about his father-and his father’s dark history as a Jedi. |
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| Luke’s battle with Vader. |
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| The capture of his friends casing him to journey to their rescue against Yoda’s advice. |
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| Meeting with the goddess: |
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| Clues that Leia is Luke’s sister. |
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| Luke fights himself in the Dagobah cave. He thinks he is killing Vader, but when the helmet is revealed he sees his own face. This clearly represents the fact that he will find out who his father is, but also that he most conquer his own dark impulses and defeat his “inner dragon”. |
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| Entering the “belly of the whale”: |
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| The cave on Dagobah, and Luke’s cloud city entrance (In both places, Luke encounters and musty deny his dark impulses of hatred and anger. If he kills Vader with hatred and anger then he is giving into the Dark Side and will become more like his father. |
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| (The loompa, the Imperial Ships are keeping him from starting the quest) The Dragon snake in the Dagobah swamp swallows R2-D2. Yoda is also a threshold guardian because he tests Luke’s patience and pretends to be a nuisance rather than the great Jedi Master Like is searching for. |
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| Luke is captured by the Wampa (Yedi-like creature) and hears the call. The Imperial fleet attacks creating an obstacle to the quest. |
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| Han Solo, Princess Leia, R2-D2, C-3PO. Also Lando Clarissian “shape shifter”. |
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| Obi-Wan through the force. Yoda, small size doesn’t stop him from achieving great things. Tries to teach Luke patience and trust in the force. Teaches Luke that anger and hatred corrupt. |
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| Luke goes to Dagobah to find Yoda and finish his training. |
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| The Empire’s attack on the new rebel base. Must flee the frozen planet Hoth. |
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| Invasion of Empire “dragon in the village”. Luke’s vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi telling him to go to Dagobah to be trained by Yoda. |
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