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An Open Letter to George Lucas: One Girl's Dream to be a Jedi

One girl's dream to be a Jedi.

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An Open Letter to George Lucas: One Girl's Dream to be a Jedi
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***Spoiler Alert!***

Dear George Lucas,

Hi. You probably don't know me (actually, you most definitely do not know me), but like many others, I am a huge fan of the Star Wars series and in light of the release of the newest installment this past weekend of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I decided I could wait no longer to express my thoughts and feelings to you.

While I am extremely glad that the protagonist of the final three films is a girl who has the force and isn't a princess like all of the previous major female characters (yeah, I know it's crazy when you think about it), the inner Jedi within me has also been awoken and I can't help but find myself thinking: Maybe I am a Jedi knight too!

I know, this might sound sort of silly since the series does explicitly take place, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" but... Maybe this all wasn't that long ago! In past movies, by really only focusing on male Jedi fighters, I did not see it as much of an option for a girl like me to learn the ways of the force. But now with the introduction of the character Rey, a whole new floodgate has been opened and with it a growing instinct that I was not meant to live a conventional life. Even the character's name,Rey, is similar to my name, Rachel (while people tend to call me Rach, I am willing to be flexible). For example, if this were the world of Harry Potter, I feel like I would be receiving a letter in the mail to join the Jedi academy to begin my training. Unfortunately, I know this is not how the force works (although I would be more than grateful to you if you could send over an invitation to join the gang).

Since there is still some time before the release of the 8th and 9th movies, I am hopeful I have a chance for you to incorporate me into the series! I am more than willing to send over a headshot and resume, along with a portfolio of some of my skills (absolutely anything you need--mind reading, fast running, average self-defense skills, and slaying anything that is dark, tall, and reasonably handsome) and a promise to do whatever you choose with my hair (buns, ponytails, I'm great with braids... I'll do anything!). Plus a stranger once told me I looked like Natalie Portman so that is always a plus!

Thank you for your time, hopefully I'll hear back from you soon.

Sincerely,

REY (HA! See what I did there!? It's definitely a sign!)

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