The problem with returning to an old fandom [NB: this was written in 2012] is that I’m instantly overwhelmed by old pet peeves. One of them is the insistent argument that P&P is told exclusively from Elizabeth’s point of view, as if Austen confined herself to third-person limited ever, and particularly that we never hear Darcy’s thoughts.
This one usually has an extra layer of patronizing to it–oh, she knew how SHELTERED and LIMITED she was, she couldn’t possibly know how men think, poor dear, so she knew better to try and inevitably fail at exploring the psyche of a MAN. So that, of course, is why we have to rely on Darcy’s dialogue–we’re never allowed to see what he’s thinking or feeling about anything.
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Hot take:
Maybe fandom regards Anakin and Padmé as Luke’s parents because every single character in the films invariably refers to Anakin as Luke’s father, including Luke himself while speaking to Owen and Beru, Owen while speaking to Luke, Owen and Beru speaking to each other, and Luke and Anakin speaking to each other. It might also have something to do with Luke referring to Padmé as Leia’s “real mother.”
This is not something that Leia does. She means Bail when she says “my father.” But Luke always, always, always means Anakin.
Bail and Breha chose to make Leia their child. Owen and Beru chose to raise Anakin’s. It’s not the same, and it doesn’t have to be.
“Is there really any difference between what the heroes are willing to do and the villains???” is virtually always lazy and facile, but particularly when the villains are genuinely and profoundly evil.
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