Sample Plot Summary Starwars
By: Susan Dennard
Long ago, in a galaxy far away, a controlling government called the Empire
takes control of planets, systems, and people. Anyone who resists is obliterated.
Luke Skywalker, a naïve farm boy with a knack for robotics, dreams of one day
escaping his desert homeland. When he buys two robots, he finds one has a
message on it - a message from a princess begging for help. She has plans to
defeat the Empire, and she begs someone to deliver these plans to a distant planet.
Luke goes to his friend and mentor, the loner Ben Kenobi, for help. Ben tells Luke
about a world where the Empire rules and Rebels fight back, where Jedi Knights
wield a magic called the Force, and how Luke must face Darth Vader - the man who
killed Luke's father and now seeks to destroy Luke too. Luke refuses, but when he
goes back to his farm, he finds his family has been killed. He has no choice but to
join Ben. To escape the desert planet, Ben and Luke hire a low-life pilot and the
pilot's hairy, alien friend. Luke, Ben, Luke's robots, the pilot, and the hairy 46 friend leave the planet and fly to the Death Star, Darth Vader's home and the Empire'smain base. Once on board the Death Star, Luke discovers the princess is being held as a hostage. He and the group set out to find the princess, while Ben sets out to
find a way for them to escape the base. After rescuing the princess, Luke and the
group try to escape. Ben sacrifices himself so they can flee, and Darth Vader kills
Ben. The group flees the Death Star on their own ship. Luke is devastated over Ben's death, and he is more determined to fight Darth Vader and help the Rebels defeat the Empire. Luke joins the Rebel army, and helps them plan an attack on the
Death Star's only weakness. The Death Star arrives in space near the Rebels, and
the attack begins. Luke joins the assault team of fighter ships. The Rebels suffer
heavy losses, and soon Luke is one of the few remaining pilots and ships. He takes
his chance and initiates the final attack. Guided by Ben's voice and the Force, he
manages to fire the single, critical shot to explode the Death Star. With the Death
Star destroyed and the Empire severely damaged, the Rebels hold a grand
ceremony to honor Luke and his friends. The princess awards them with medals for
heroísm. Though Luke is still sad over the loss of Ben and his family, he has found a
place among the Rebels, and with them, he will continue to fight the Empire.

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