Anakin's Journey

Veronica Ramirez Mora

English 4 CP

Ms. Sutter

9 November 2012

Anakin's Journey

            Hero's are not always successful in their hero journey. In the movie Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the hero is Anakin Skywalker and his a fallen hero. He starts off as a nice Jedi and just wants to save his love ones but he ends up being a bad guy, the Darth Vader. In Anakin's journey he made several conscious decisions that lead him to become Darth Vader.

            One of Anakin's conscious decisions is that he killed Mace Windu. Mace Windu was a Jedi Master and one of the last members of the Jedi Council. Mace was fighting with Chancellor Palpatine the master and also known as Darth Sidious. When they were fighting Anakin came in and saw. They were fighting because Palpatine was betraying the Jedi's and Mace was protecting them. When the fight ended Anakin killed Mace and saved Palpatine even though he was destroyed. He did this because Palpatine told him that he could save his wife Padme from dyeing when she gives birth. Anakin believed him and he thought Palpatine was really going to save her, but he didn’t, Palpatine just tricked him and Padme dies when she gives birth.

            Anakin's second decision was that he went to the temple and killed all the humans that were training for Jedi’s, including the little kids. Palpatine send him to kill them because they were going to be the future Jedi’s. And Palpatine wanted to rule the Galaxy. Anakin listened to him because of the same reason I explained above. Palpatine told Anakin that he would save Padme from death, and Anakin wouldn't listen then his wife was going to die. Anakin loved his wife and that’s why he preferred to betray the Jedi’s and listen to Palpatine because it was the only way he could save Padme from death.

            Anakin did several decisions that were causing him not to be a Jedi anymore. he still had a chance to remain a Jedi but he didn’t take advantage of it. When Palpatine and Windu finished fighting, Anakin killed Windu to save Palpatine. He did this so Palpatine could save Padme from dyeing. Anakin believed him and he killed Windu. But Palpatine just lied to him so Anakin cold listen to him. After he killed Windu he didn’t have anymore chances to remain a Jedi.

            Being a hero is very difficult because you have to make hard decisions. Some hero's want to be successful but during their journey they fall and can’t get back up like Anakin. The decisions he made caused him to fall and become Darth Vader, all he wanted to do was to save his love, Padme but he failed to.