Who Is Luke Skywalker's Mentor In Star Wars: A New Hope

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In addition, in Star Wars: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, sacrifices his life to keep Luke safe from Darth Vader and other members of the Galactic Empire. He says to Vader, "You can't win. If you should strike me down, then I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Also, he hollers to Luke, “Run Luke, run." When Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in order to keep Luke alive, he shows Luke his immense care and concern for him. By protecting Luke in such a profound manner, Obi-Wan clearly trusts Luke to discover his identity alone and succeed without him being alive Also, Obi-Wan knows that his wisdom from his many years of experience as a Jedi will help Luke from the sky, thus allowing his wisdom to eventually …show more content…

Mentors and mentees each benefit from successful relationships with one another due to the newfound success for the mentee and the the satisfaction reward for the mentor by seeing a person they guided make an achievement. Success from one of these relationships was found in a study conducted during 2015, where 1,139 students from 11 years and above in different school districts served as subjects. In the study, half of the adolescents received mentors while the other half would receive one following the study. After students with a mentor spent time with them, the students were provided with a survey in which students who reported their relationship with their mentor was “close” or “somewhat close” had widespread academic improvement. As a result of the experiment, it is evident that a significant number of students benefit from a mentor being by their side. If the mentee sensed an emotional connection with the mentor, that was all they needed to succeed in school, even though academic-related tasks may not have been on the agenda for the mentors and mentees during their time together

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