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Sarah
The Two Sides of "I Killed Them"
Studies the moral issues of Anakin's Tusken massacre in
Attack of the Clones
.
New Hopes: Mothers in the
Star Wars
Saga
Discusses the place that mothers hold in the
Star Wars
story.
The Names of
Star Wars
A look at the meanings behind the characters' appellations.
Costumes in the
Star Wars
Saga
An examination of the way
Star Wars
costumes, particularly in the prequels, reflect the
characters and settings of the films.
Scott J. Epstein
Angels and Demons: Love and the Hero in
Star Wars
Episodes I & II and
Spider-Man
&
Spider-Man 2
Compares the approach to romance in the
Star Wars
prequels and the
Spiderman
films.
Scott Miller, MSW
The Role of the Idealized Image in Anakin Skywalker’s Transition to the Dark Side
Explores the way Anakin Skywalker seeks to fulfill his own intense need for security and how this contributes to his gradual
evolution into Darth Vader.
Sean Dineen
Between Reality and Mythos
Compares many aspects of the Star Wars saga to the autobiographical journey of a disabled girl in "The Broken Hoof"
Counter-insurgency and the Rise of the Empire
A discussion of counter-revolutionary tactics in the real world vs. the Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Palpatine on Parliment Square: Francis Urquhart and the
Star Wars Saga
A comparison of the political skills of Palpatine and Francis Urquhart, a fictional British Prime Minister in Michael Dobbs'
novel trilogy.
Sgmsky
Midi-Chlorians and Mitochondria, a Comparison
A look at the scientific parallels between these critical cell organelles.
Sophia van Gameren
"That Boy Is Our Last Hope": Andrew,
Star Wars
and the Figure of the Jedi in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Explores how falls and redemptions affect
Star Wars
and the
Buffy
television series.
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