hereβs me rambling about luke maturing in some sense through the years ,Β Β
-Β A NEW HOPE.Β HE WAS STILL VERY IMMATURE , VERY NAIVE :Β he didnβt have any training , any idea as to who he was. all he has was his aunt and uncle to discipline him; owen did so in a way that was meant to suppress his true self. luke acted out, rebelling and trying to gain freedom. when he met obi wan, he was finally pushed to make his first and most important life decision without guidance from family. AFTER WITNESSING THE BURNT CORPSES OF THE PEOPLE THAT RAISED HIM, THAT HE LOVEDΒ ββ that forced him to change his attitude. he began maturing under obi - wanβs guidance. in some sense, he was developing much like anakin did at that age. obi - wan taught luke the same way as he did anakin, so itβs no surprise that anakinβs son developed the same attitude and behaviors as his father. when luke realized he could become a jedi,Β his arrogance and impatience would greatly impact his attitude.Β
- EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.Β LUKE WAS MATURING, BUT ONLY UNDER YODAβS TEACHINGS. after watching obi - wan die by darth vaderβs hand and rescuing leia with han,Β luke was maturing and realizing the world wasnβt so black and white as he thought. though he was still somewhat arrogant and confident in his skills ( bc he blew up the death star and was the poster boy for the rebellionΒ ) , he met yoda who then literally disciplined him and got his ass into shape.Β luke mentions several times in novels that it was yoda who taught him patience and maturity.Β the time luke spent with yoda was extremely essential to his being.Β aside from the jedi training, yoda schooled him in behaviors of a proper jedi ( or rather what was proper in terms of the old jedi council ). still ,Β much like anakin ,Β luke defied yoda and acted on instincts. he rushed to cloud city after having a vision of han and leia suffering and dying ,Β though vastly more mature β luke still held this naive confidence that he could face vader alone with only the little amount of training he had.Β
- RETURN OF THE JEDI.Β LUKE BECOMES MORE OF ADULT :Β the growth THE GROWTH FROM EP 5 TO 6 , luke knowing that vader is his father ,Β being able to communicate with jedi masters of the past ,Β coming to terms with his bloodline and who he is , battling the darkside inside of him ????? luke was maturing rapidly and itβs so painfully obvious. luke had the weight of an entire galaxy on his shoulders; luke had to come to terms with who his father is and what anakin had become ( WHO HE COULD BECOME IF HE FOLLOW IN HIS FATHERβS FOOTSTEPS ); luke having to fight the darkness that tempted him at every second,Β luke was becoming an entirely different man.Β
-Β after episode six ,Β in between the mandalorian , luke began training leia and had to become a mentor to his sister. he found that he adopted obi-wanβs teaching with aspects of yodaβs lesson , and he was becoming more and more like them. luke also now started finding remnants of the jedi, artifacts that resonated with him and helped him understand who he was. LUKE WAS BECOMING THE PERSON HE WAS MEANT TO BE. and in accordance to my hc, i believe that luke certainly found remnants of the prophecy , and it resonated so much with him ,Β it inspired him to become the best he could be. HE KNEW HE WAS THE CHOSEN ONE.Β which is why, when he set off to find grogu, luke knew exactly what he had to do in order to rescue the child.Β he was no longer this bright - eyed youth with dreams and aspirations aplenty, he became this man who had to be willing to sacrifice himself for an entire galaxy.Β