He finally gets Luke, who loves unconditionally and forgives without reason, and thus is a better man than almost anyone in the series.
Luke is wonderfully unreasonable. He has no cause for thinking that his father has some good still in him, but, in the face of all logic, he believes it. And he stands by it, knowing that Vader has been the servant of the Emperor for years, knowing that Vader and he have no history at all, knowing that the Emperor could kill him before Vader acts. He is everything that the Old Republic Jedi were not: spectacularly, illogically compassionate. And, as you said, the best man in the series, because he forgives and doesn't judge. I love Luke for that.
I just found a lovely quote about love by Lisa Hoffman: "Love is like pi--natural, irrational and very important." That sounds like Luke.
The Potterverse strikes me as "a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there." I don't like their government (in which there's no legislature, and the Minister of Magic and the members of the Wizengamot all seem to be appointed). I don't like a system that allows people to be thrown in prison for life without a trial. Most of all, I don't like the wizarding world's attitude toward Muggles--that they're somehow inferior or less intelligent because they don't know about magic. Even those who supposedly like Muggles make comments about how really remarkable it is that Muggles have invented this or discovered that, and it's so ingenious of them to be able to exist without magic. It all sounds like a not-so-subtle putdown, even when spoken by "Muggle-lovers" such as Arthur Weasley. It's as if the speakers need to assure themselves that these clever, inventive, ingenious Muggles really are inferior, despite the fact that most magical inventions seem to be Muggle inventions that have been enchanted. This doesn't say much for the inventiveness of wizards. Basically, the wizarding world seems rather static. It does not change. It does not like change.
At least the Jedi tended to be as hard on themselves as they were on everyone else.
True. They weren't merciful, but they were scrupulously fair. The wizarding world isn't even that.
I don't know if Peter will get the grace and forgiveness he needs or not. I just hope he does.
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Luke is wonderfully unreasonable. He has no cause for thinking that his father has some good still in him, but, in the face of all logic, he believes it. And he stands by it, knowing that Vader has been the servant of the Emperor for years, knowing that Vader and he have no history at all, knowing that the Emperor could kill him before Vader acts. He is everything that the Old Republic Jedi were not: spectacularly, illogically compassionate. And, as you said, the best man in the series, because he forgives and doesn't judge. I love Luke for that.
I just found a lovely quote about love by Lisa Hoffman: "Love is like pi--natural, irrational and very important." That sounds like Luke.
The Potterverse strikes me as "a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there." I don't like their government (in which there's no legislature, and the Minister of Magic and the members of the Wizengamot all seem to be appointed). I don't like a system that allows people to be thrown in prison for life without a trial. Most of all, I don't like the wizarding world's attitude toward Muggles--that they're somehow inferior or less intelligent because they don't know about magic. Even those who supposedly like Muggles make comments about how really remarkable it is that Muggles have invented this or discovered that, and it's so ingenious of them to be able to exist without magic. It all sounds like a not-so-subtle putdown, even when spoken by "Muggle-lovers" such as Arthur Weasley. It's as if the speakers need to assure themselves that these clever, inventive, ingenious Muggles really are inferior, despite the fact that most magical inventions seem to be Muggle inventions that have been enchanted. This doesn't say much for the inventiveness of wizards. Basically, the wizarding world seems rather static. It does not change. It does not like change.
At least the Jedi tended to be as hard on themselves as they were on everyone else.
True. They weren't merciful, but they were scrupulously fair. The wizarding world isn't even that.
I don't know if Peter will get the grace and forgiveness he needs or not. I just hope he does.