Star+Wars+Heroes+Journey+Part+Two

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Today's Concept: //Foreshadowing//
//Foreshadowing// is the technique author's use to give readers hints as to what is coming in the near future.

There were two examples of foreshadowing in the first thirty minutes of Star Wars, Episode IV:
 * When R2D2 ran away and C3P0 asked Luke why they did not go looking for him, Luke said "There are too many Sandpeople out." At that point, we had not seen the Sandpeople but they appeared in the next scene.
 * When R2D2 tells Luke he is the property of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he wonders out loud if he means old Ben Kenobi. Later, at lunch, Luke asks Uncle Ben and Aunt Beru if Obi-Wan Kenobi is Ben Kenobi. Then, when Ben rescues Luke in the desert, Luke asks him if he is related to Ben Kenobi.


 * Lagniappe:** "Gilding the Lilly" is when a writer repeats too much or makes the foreshadowing too obvious ... almost like treating adults like first graders and not trusting them to make the mental connections themselves. George Lucas did this with the foreshadowing of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Today, we began watching the second segment of //Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope.//

We noted the appearance of the following Arcehtypes.
 * //Beginning the Adventure//
 * //Threshold Guardians//
 * //Road of Trials//
 * //Encounter with Unconditional Love//

We will continue reading our library books and analyzing them for the Hero's Journey Archetype.
 * Homework:**