KANAN’S BLINDNESS

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THE COWBOY JEDI’S SHOCKING INJURIES AND HOW HE DEALS WITH THEM SERVE A GREAT THEMATIC PURPOSE.

Studying Skywalkers is an exclusive column that investigates the characters, themes, and lessons of Star Wars from an educational, literary perspective. In this installment, StarWars.com looks at Kanan Jarrus’ newfound blindness in the Star Wars Rebels Season Two finale.

Some time has passed since the premiere of the Star Wars Rebels Season Two finale, but the impact of the episode most definitely has not. While there are many plot points that are ripe for discussion and analysis, Kanan’s fate is of particular interest. After being sucker-sabered in the eyes, Kanan finds himself blinded by Maul, who had been posing as…something of an ally up to that point.

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