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Star Wars is a Way of Life -- Accept it (by a "Dutch Yoda")
date posted: Sep 21, 2006 11:32 AM  |  updated: Nov 18, 2006 9:53 AM
My own theory as to why Anakin cannot be blamed for his downfall.
Thanks to another Dutch Fan, I'm about to start blogging again. This one won't be the best, but I can only improve!

I've been walking with this idea for quite a while now, and thought I'd write it down. My apologies if this has been discussed before.

As we all know, the Force is everywhere around us and within us. In every rock and tree and creature or any more intelligent being. In some, the Force is stronger than in others.

The Force is exceptionally strong in places and beings filled with emotions. A single rock seems pointless. But if made a spiritual relic, its presence becomes stronger and easier to be sensed by those who are Force sensitive.
A simple lightsaber is made with so much devotion, (it actually is the owner's life, if we believe Obi-Wan) its owner can feel its absence when gone, or its presence when in the wielder's hand. Places filled with Dark Side emotions, like the cave on Dagobah, draw animals and plants near. It would only be a matter of time before a more sensitive being takes a closer look.
It seems that the Force is especially strong in those beings that can feel emotions. It grows exceptionally strong in those capable of sensing others' emotions. These are the Jedi and the Sith, commonly accepted as the greatest Force Sensitifs in the Galaxy. They have to learn how to control their emotions, because with all their power, their natural instinct can lead to devastating happenings. Take for example Luke fighting Vader in RotJ. When Luke gave in to his anger, Vader lost the upper-hand. If Luke hadn't regained control, he would have been lost.

Is it safe then to assume someone as gifted with the Force as Anakin, who is believed to be conceived by the Force itself, should feel more emotions in return? I think it is. When the Force created Anakin, he became exceptionally strong and gifted. Therefore it would only be natural if all his emotions and feelings are stronger and it would take a lot more to control them. The result is known. He broke the rules by marrying Padmé, and gave in to his fear when he helped Palpatine against Mace Windu.

As we should not forget, Anakin wants to do good. He cannot stand it if people are unhappy or in pain. But through his emotions, he gets lost of that path easily. It were those emotions and his difficult personality, influenced by his tough life, that made him unstable. He simply had a lot more to endure than any other Jedi and was the most likely of all Jedi to loose control over all these emotions.

And therefore, I think Anakin was doomed to become a victim of the Dark Side, long before a Jedi ever found him.

Comments are welcome.