THX's last post got me thinking, and I think he is right it is what many people would chose to do it that situation. Lets ook at it this way (and I know I am not changing anybodies mind so I don't know why I am posting this) Anakin was a good friend to Obi-Wan, imagine that he pretty much raised the kid through his teen years, from nine and up. He mentions that Anakin was like his brother. Anakin refers to Obi-Wan as being like a father to him. Now Anakin turns to the dark side. Obi-Wan probably even lies to himself saying his good old buddy Ani is dead. Now the son of the man who was one of the people that meant the most to Obi-Wan in his life is sitting before him asking what his father was like. Now he has a choice, tell Luke his father was a good man and a hero like the galaxy remembers (probably it is throught that Anakin was kill in the purge along with all the other Jedi). Or tell hims his dad is the second most evil man in the universe. His lying doesn't only have to be in order to protect Luke. He could be protecting the honor of his old friend. For him to be remembered as having been killed by the sith sounds better than hims having become a traitor. Anakin was a good man, and the power of the dark side seduced him, to Obi the good man that was his friend was lost forever. Destroyed by the dark side. Probably if Obi-Wan thought there was any chance of Vader being turn back to the light side he would do everything he could to do that. In Return of the Jedi we see that Vader wont he aknowlege that he is Anakin Skywalker. "That name means nothing to me now." Even the Emperor refers to Anakin in the third person when speaking directly to Vader. Perhaps it is even common practice among the Jedi to consider somebody dead when they have turned to the dark side. It could be rather than old Ben lying through his teeth, that he couldn't bear the though of letting Luke know the truth. He probably also never imagined Vader would try to convert Luke and turn him rather than just try to kill him. Okay, the horse his dead, the whip is broken, and the horse is buried as far as I am concerned, I will not clutter the board with any more of my comments.
THX's last post got me thinking, and I think he is right it is what many people would chose to do it that situation. Lets ook at it this way (and I know I am not changing anybodies mind so I don't know why I am posting this) Anakin was a good friend to Obi-Wan, imagine that he pretty much raised the kid through his teen years, from nine and up. He mentions that Anakin was like his brother. Anakin refers to Obi-Wan as being like a father to him. Now Anakin turns to the dark side. Obi-Wan probably even lies to himself saying his good old buddy Ani is dead. Now the son of the man who was one of the people that meant the most to Obi-Wan in his life is sitting before him asking what his father was like. Now he has a choice, tell Luke his father was a good man and a hero like the galaxy remembers (probably it is throught that Anakin was kill in the purge along with all the other Jedi). Or tell hims his dad is the second most evil man in the universe. His lying doesn't only have to be in order to protect Luke. He could be protecting the honor of his old friend. For him to be remembered as having been killed by the sith sounds better than hims having become a traitor. Anakin was a good man, and the power of the dark side seduced him, to Obi the good man that was his friend was lost forever. Destroyed by the dark side. Probably if Obi-Wan thought there was any chance of Vader being turn back to the light side he would do everything he could to do that. In Return of the Jedi we see that Vader wont he aknowlege that he is Anakin Skywalker. "That name means nothing to me now." Even the Emperor refers to Anakin in the third person when speaking directly to Vader. Perhaps it is even common practice among the Jedi to consider somebody dead when they have turned to the dark side. It could be rather than old Ben lying through his teeth, that he couldn't bear the though of letting Luke know the truth. He probably also never imagined Vader would try to convert Luke and turn him rather than just try to kill him. Okay, the horse his dead, the whip is broken, and the horse is buried as far as I am concerned, I will not clutter the board with any more of my comments.