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THE MEANING OF MASKS

intrigues of Star Wars, particularly
when it comes to Obi-Wan Kenobi
and Yoda.
Discovering that what you expect
is often quite different to what you
get is a lesson that binds together
the experiences of any number of
Star Wars protagonists, particularly
the younger ones as they move from
innocence to experience. Seemingly
lacking stature of any kind, Yoda
reveals his greatness
to Luke, who responds
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with a combination OBI WAN’S he will still be strange and Attack of the Clones, and Revenge
of wonder tempered slightly crazy.” of the Sith (2005). So much of Obi-
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with confusion—after The tension between Wan’s life is lived behind a mask of
all, there is nothing Yoda’s humility and sorts, his true identity concealed for
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apparently warrior-like ROUGH HEWN the concealment of years behind the (admittedly slender)
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about his diminutive A A A APPEARANCE his physical agility is pseudonym, Ben Kenobi. Gentle,
host. Instead, the Jedi demonstrated in Star polite, caring, and with a sparkle in
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Master is playful, silly, C C C C C CONCEALS Wars: Attack of the his eye, the sadness and regret that
and non-threatening. G G G G G G G GREAT Clones (2002), during his mark the truth of his life are yet to
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When George Lucas climactic duel with Count be revealed, as are the masterful Jedi
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was developing the W W W W W W W WISDOM, AND Dooku. Signifi cantly, the skills that we but glimpse in a brief
screenplay for the fi lm, showdown concludes in skirmish in the Mos Eisley Cantina.
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he suggested something A A A A A A A PROFOUND time for Yoda to revert Much like Yoda, Obi-Wan’s humble,
of Yoda’s mask-like C C C C C C C CONNECTION to his familiar stoop just rough-hewn appearance conceals
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behavior in a side note as Anakin and Obi-Wan great wisdom, and a profound
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that, “He could be very T T T T T TO THE GALAXY awake from their injuries. connection to the galaxy.
childlike even though Similarly, when we
he’s an old man… It’s meet the elderly Obi-Wan An Insidious Pretense
not until the end of the third act Kenobi of A New Hope on Tatooine, Whilst the examples of Enfys Nest
that you realize this guy is not a his appearance is at odds with the and Yoda reassure us that different
crazy little thing, but an agent of the dashing, agile young Jedi that we forms of mask can obscure both
Force… [Yoda] will get serious, but knew from The Phantom Menace, great kindness and great courage,
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