Shmi Skywalker

Archetype: Mother Strengths: Love of her child, kindness, selflessness Not all strength is physical, and not every act of heroism involves triumph over an evil adversary. One of the hardest transitions in a parent’s life is to watch a child grow up and move on to an adulthood of their own. To cut that process short, at a younger age, is all the more emotionally fraught. Yet Shmi Skywalker has the willpower to say goodbye to her nine-year-old son, recognizing that she may never see him again, to grant to him an opportunity in life that she could never provide. That act of selfless love in the dusty streets of Mos Espa is the culmination of a lifetime of sacrifices Shmi has made for Anakin. Living in slavery, Shmi does…

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