You must do what you feel is right, of course.

Obi-Wan gives Luke the chance to do the right thing, for the right reasons. He won't beg or badger him into going along, although he must have been desperate at that point, needing Luke to go with him, hoping against hope that he'll go with him.

Obi-Wan had a lot he isn't saying here, like "You're the last of the Jedi and if you stay here on this dirtball you'll never realize your destiny!"

He knows he's getting old, and perhaps he's seen the end of his life drawing near and knows he hasn't much time left to teach Luke the things he needs to know. The things the galaxy needs him to know.

I suppose if Luke had chosen to stay on Tatooine, it would have meant he wasn't worthy of becoming a Jedi! But he's our hero, and does the right thing.


I'm Luke Skywalker and I'm here to rescue you!

Luke never thinks twice about rescuing the Princess. Just because she's beautiful? I don't think so. It's another case of doing the right thing. He sees her as helpless (HA!) and he's in a position to help her, so he does, without thought of the danger.


I am a Jedi, like my father before me.

Well, there's a lot of imagination at work there. Luke wanted his father to have been a great Jedi, not knowing the details of his betrayal and his murderous rampage through the Temple. Luke was young and idealistic, and he had a good heart.

Did he really do the right thing? Sure, it all came out all right in the end, but was Vader worth risking his life for? I don't think so.

Maybe that's why Luke's a hero and I'm a chicken-butt!

My personal favorite imagination-sparking quote of the entire saga has to be:

For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic.

For me, that started a lifelong love affair with the Jedi and Star Wars!

Now, go imagine something!