Modern Manifestations

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and citizens who are run by the evil Emperor and governed by storm troopers and martials, who all look the same in their respective uniforms. This would represent society as a whole, with the aim according to individuation to break free, just as the good rebels have done. In fact the only members of the empire who do not wear a uniform making them look like everyone else in the same roll are the emperor (the most evil presence of the universe) and Darth Vader, Lukes father who was evil but turned good when the personality of Luke believed he could make up his own mind. Thus we can see once again that it is one who is individual who can turn the tide and make them good. On the other hand we can consider the Emperor to be an individual, as he has come up with his own ideas, even if evil, and used them to start a collective in which he is the most powerful. Yet he is defeated even though he started a new idea (individualized and decided by himself as we find in Episodes II and III only in adult life)of the dark side. The Final comparison that I have made is that of the process one must go through to become a Jedi. Jung believed one must free there mind to become a personality, and this is exactly what Yoda needs Luke to do to unleash his jedi powers. On the other hand Jedi’s are supposed to start their training very young and we are told that Luke (and in the newest addition, Episode I even a 10 year old Anakin) are to old, even though Jung thought the transition to personality can only happen in adulthood, so t...