Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey
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pleads with him to leave public life, Anakin errs again, choosing to remain at the
center of things in the vain hope o f overthrowing Palpatine someday.
Paradoxically, Anakin nearly causes that which he fears the most, Amidala's
death, by almost strangling her when he suspects she has betrayed him to Obi-Wan.
She dies of a broken heart after giving birth to the future Luke and Leia. Anakin's
descent into monsterhood is completed in a final duel with Obi-Wan, who cuts off
both his arms and one leg, leaving him to roll near the scorching lava of a volcano.
Palpatine, now revealed to be the evil schemer Darth Sidious, rescues Anakin and uses
machines to turn him into the less-than-human creature we know as Darth Vader. In
this dark and tragic climax, the only ray of hope is that the infants Luke and Leia are
sent to be raised by surrogate parents, Luke going to his aunt and uncle on Tatooine
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