Warning: Contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6.
Luke’s style of teaching in Star Wars franchise. The little that’s been shown of Luke’s teaching style has been a point of derision in the fandom, especially when compared to how Luke ran things in the Star Wars Legends continuity. Looking beyond the surface, however, everything that’s been done so far makes sense for both Luke and the franchise, as a whole.
the original Star Wars trilogy, so there’s an idea that he, in particular, shouldn’t be teaching Grogu like this; the fact that Luke’s Jedi Order in Legends explicitly rejected the old Order’s practice of rejecting attachments makes it come across as even weirder to a lot of people.
Despite what many fans believe, however, the way Luke is doing things is a logical progression of his character. Considering where Luke’s character left off in Luke and Ahsoka say things that the audience knows aren’t right on purpose to set up some character development, either by having them grow or by revealing new facets to their characters.
Why It Makes Sense Luke’s Jedi Teaching Is Like Yoda
First and foremost, the idea that Luke’s style of teaching would resemble Yoda’s—and that of the old Jedi Order, as a whole—isn’t completely farfetched. Even if Luke is a Jedi Master now, at the current point in time, he probably only knows a limited amount about the Force and being a Jedi, especially compared to a regular Jedi who would have been trained since infancy. Luke has taken it upon himself to revive the Jedi for a new era, and since he wouldn’t want that to fall apart, he’s likely falling on what Jedi Master Yoda taught him because it’s something he’s familiar with and gives him something to work with for his new students.
Luke Understands The Problem With Attachments (Because Of Anakin)
Additionally, Luke and Ahsoka saying that a Jedi needs to forego attachments makes sense because of how they both know the part they played in Anakin’s downfall. The old Jedi Order taught people to forego attachments because they knew how easy it was for someone to lose control of themselves because of them. Anakin was never able to fully control his emotions and his attachments to his loved ones, and it resulted in him performing increasingly dark acts that ultimately culminated in The Mandalorian, and assuming that Luke’s learned more about his father in the years since his ing, then he should be well aware that getting overwhelmed with personal connections was a major part of Anakin’s tragedy.
It would also make sense for Luke to be speaking from personal experience. Luke was constantly motivated by a desire to protect his friends and loved ones in the original trilogy, but as irable as that was, it also worked against him several times. Luke dropping everything he was doing on Dagobah to try and save his friends in Vader, and in Return of the Jedi, both Vader and Palpatine were able to take advantage of his concern for his loved ones and nearly push him over to the Dark Side. Luke probably knows that attachments aren’t inherently wrong, especially since he’s not faulting Grogu for still being attached to Din Djarin, but he probably understands that for a Jedi, not getting a handle on them can be dangerous.
What Luke’s Jedi Ways Mean For Grogu
As shown in The Book of Boba Fett episode 6, Luke’s Jedi ways put Grogu at something of an ime. Much like the old Jedi Order, Luke is operating under the belief that a Jedi needs to forego attachments to perform properly; if Grogu can’t do that, then Luke can’t teach him and Grogu can go back to Din, but if he does, then he can be Luke’s student, but he might never see his father again. It essentially means that Luke’s way of doing things will be the deciding factor in whether or not Grogu will be able to become a Jedi.
Of course, all of that may just be a test. Since Luke has an understanding of both the risks and benefits of attachments, Luke telling Grogu that he needs to choose between him and Din could be Luke trying to see if he’ll cling to the old ways or be resolute in forging a new path that avoids the mistakes of character in The Last Jedi all the more tragic, as it would mean that Luke became a bitter hermit waiting to die after making an effort to fully embrace change. Whatever the case, it’s clear that Luke’s teachings in The Book of Boba Fett will have a major effect on Star Wars going forward.
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