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A HEROINE’S JOURNEY

07

08

07 The rebels prepare
to steal the plans to
the Death Star.
08 Jyn Erso and Cassian
Andor (Diego Luna).
09 A tough journey lies
ahead for Jyn Erso.

other whose journey leads to the
integration of the masculine and
feminine, and it is not Jyn, Leia,
or Padmé. It is Luke. At the end of
Return of the Jedi, Luke triumphs by
09
“Healing The Wounded Masculine,”
laying down his weapon, rather
than fulfilling his part as a warrior.

He integrates the “Son” and
the “Daughter” of the Force by
harnessing a Jedi’s great power for
destruction, and then not using
it. So perhaps we are asking the
wrong question. Instead of focusing
on a character’s gender, it is more
productive—more powerful—
to reject binary labels and see
our heroes in terms of balance,
synthesis, and integration.

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