Originally posted by: Scruffy
When did the Jedi become monks?
In A New Hope, the first Jedi we meet is a hermit, but Obi-wan is apparently only a hermit because a) he is hiding from the Empire, and b) he is watching Luke. Ben tells Luke that he, "was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father," and that, "Your father wanted you to have [his lightsaber] when you were old enough."
When ANH was produced, the tenets of Jedi Knighthood were ambiguous, but the Jedi could have children and could make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children, up to and including how they will be raised in the event that both parents die.
They could? According to what? As far as I've ever known, nothing outside of their abilities was ever even alluded to.
Originally posted by: Scruffy
Revenge of the Sith didn't particularly change anything, but it gave us a look at the effect this upbringing has on a young man.
When did the Jedi become monks?
In A New Hope, the first Jedi we meet is a hermit, but Obi-wan is apparently only a hermit because a) he is hiding from the Empire, and b) he is watching Luke. Ben tells Luke that he, "was once a Jedi Knight, the same as your father," and that, "Your father wanted you to have [his lightsaber] when you were old enough."
When ANH was produced, the tenets of Jedi Knighthood were ambiguous, but the Jedi could have children and could make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children, up to and including how they will be raised in the event that both parents die.
They could? According to what? As far as I've ever known, nothing outside of their abilities was ever even alluded to.
Originally posted by: Scruffy
Revenge of the Sith didn't particularly change anything, but it gave us a look at the effect this upbringing has on a young man.
I disagree completely. ROTS gave us a look at what happens when you treat someone as a saviour, but put no rules in place on them or give them things to do that you clearly should not be doing. Sending Anakin off to protect Padme shouldn't have been done since it was obvious he was falling in love. That and what just seemed like a sheer lack of punishment for breaking the rules were the big problem.
The Jedi survived for 1000 generations with these rules (Obi-Wan's words), there's no reason to believe that Anakin's turn was due to anything other than being "the chosen one", so no one seemed to want to give him some discipline.