Epic Heroes: A Character Analysis

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Epic heroes customarily display tremendous physical strength; however, Luke uses brains over brawn. For instance, one demonstration of Luke being technologically proficient occurs shortly after the groups confrontation with the Sand People. Unfortunately, Luke’s droid companion, C-3PO, viciously had his arm ripped off; however, Luke effortlessly repairs the droid (Star Wars). Luke’s initial encounter with combat transpires during the search for R2-D2. Shortly after locating R2-D2, Luke comes face-to-face with a Tusken Raider, and instead of dueling the Sand Warrior, the frightened farm boy scrambles backwards until he reaches the edge of the cliff, where he is eventually knocked out. Even though Luke may not have the brute strength to win

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