What person blames himself of his Mother's death when he had no control over the situation? Either way, he does and he makes a promise to not let anything of this nature happen again.
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Many people feel guilt by just not being at the side of a family member when they die, that IS normal. How many people have I talked that didn't have the greatest relationship with someone who died in their family, and say, "If I only had more time with that person, I would have done things differently."
It goes to the old saying, "You don't know what you got til its gone." Now sure, Anakins was the extreme, but as I said, after AOTC, I bought the story by then, I was on board, because it was logical for Anakin to feel that way, even if it was extreme.
As for the way Anakin turned, I read in the Vanity Fair Article in April 2005, and Lucas all but says what happens when Anakin turns, and I thought, "That is pretty cool, I like that he is turning for Padme." I liked he was going with something different then power, but as with the PT, the devil is in the details, and it is the execution that drives me up a wall.