Hello everyone!

I'd first like to say Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and/or _____________ to everyone. Holidays start today for us school kids, so I thought the time was right to say this.

Anywho... I was reading the article on creating the Mustafar set in the latest issue of Insider (yes, this is the third idea I've gotten from this one... what can I say - it was packed!), and I got to thinking. In the article, it clearly states that the modelers and so on were trying to make it seem like hell. This, obviously, makes sense to us, as hell is a very recognizable place in our society. But did Obi-Wan, Anakin/Vader, Padmé, Palps, the clones, Threepio, Artoo, etc. make this connection? Did they think about this, or would they have no idea what we were talking about if we were to tell them?

In Ep. V, Han also says "I'll see you in hell." So, I thought, they must have some idea of what hell is and what implications it has. But then why didn't all the people that visited Mustafar react to this hellish environment? Surely if they knew what hell is, they would be scared or intimidated (for lack of a better word) over their surroundings? Perhaps they were too overwhelmed with the goings-on that they didn't realize the symbolic nature of where they were. However, as I said, being in hell is a hard thing to not notice.

Then, I had a really good thought (I think it is, anyways...). If memory serves, no mention of hell is made in the PT. Maybe this is just coincidence, but maybe after living in terror under Palps' rule gave rise to an imaginary horrific place called "hell" that the citizens of the galaxy could relate to. They had obviously seen much violence and oppression during the Empire's rule, and maybe they thought up a place to compare their lives to, perhaps to supply them with at least a little sanity.

Maybe I'm missing a key piece of information, but with what I'm recalling, this is the best theory I've been able to come up with. Please let me know what your thinking - other theories, thoughts, or (constructive) criticisms.

Thanks, and May the Force be with You!

P.S. I've just changed my avatar... hope you all like it! (I think it fits me better than my previous ones... I think I'm gonna stick with this one!)