then him being obi-wan's brother. In the old explanation I don't think it said anything about Anakin being from Tatooine. But even if it did, I was always thinking, 'and wtf is it any of Owen's biz what Anakin does?" when Obi-wan told Luke that Owen thought Anakin should have stayed behind and not gotten involved. Now it makes more sense because we know that Owen comes from a line of farmer's where practicality and hard work are the ways to live your life. Anakin living out a childhood fantasy, regardless of the good he did (before Vader), was no doubt viewed as riduclous and silly. Now, Owen saying that line is more of a realisation that if Anakin would have stayed, he would have been able to spend more time with his mother and be part of they're little family. And he wouldn't have been involved in the Wars and gone evil (if he knows about him going evil, which I'm convinced is an obvious implied truth based on his desire to keep Luke from leaving Tatooine in IV, where we now know it was very important for Luke to not leave to join the Imperial Academy since he may have run into Vader). That's why it makes more sense.
I always had the impression that Anakin was from tatooine hence the the tension about Anakin between Luke and Owen. I thought Owen was sore because Anakin went on an adventure and Owen was stuck on the moisture farm. That thought was ruined by the ROTJ novel though.
I doubt Owen knows about Anakins real fate
i agree with the first part of what you said, but I'm damn sure he knows about Vader.
"Luke's just not a farmer Owen, he's got too much of his father in him"-Beru
"That's what I'm afraid of"-Owen
It sounds like Beru may have been kept in the dark, but I'll bet Obi-wan told him most of it. Although, he could also be refering to the Tuscons, but I still think Obi-wan had to have told him something, maybe not Vader, but definitely him going bad.
well they saw the anger in Anakin when he went after Shmi and we must presume Shmi told them about the advanterous young Anakin. About his dreams of being a space pilots visiting all the star systems, his pod racing days and so on. So from what little they could see out of Anakin (and out of my personal presumption of dialouges between Smi and the rest of the people at the Lars hoestead) he wasnt actuall farmer material but more of a dreamer... just like Luke
I think Obi told them Anakin was dead. Dont think Obi would have taken the chance that Owen or Beru someday in an emotional state would have burst out with the real fate of Anakin. Owen out of anger, Beru out of sympathy..
Dont get me wrong mephistodesigns , even if "I call you out on things from time to time 😄😉", I aint trying to dis your thoughts on the matter or getting people to share my views rather than yours.
I just believe differently on this matter and share it with you all .
........and I love a good debate too 😮💨
hence my saying Obi-wan would need to be there. You think he's just gonna leave him on their door step? Without some sort of explanation? Of course there's some sort of explanation, even if it is tweeked with the Obi-wan "point of view" nonsense. but an explanation will be told to the Lars. They know he's family, since Luke does call them Uncle and Aunt. I'm sure they didn't figure that out by just looking at a baby dropped off at their house.
I think you are right about the explanation, but I believe they(Owen and Beru) are told the same thing we learn that Luke know about his fathers faith before the encounter with Obi Wan in ANH. Only thing though Owen knew Anakin was a jedi, guess he told Luke otherwise to discourage Luke, being the dreamer Luke and knowing his father was a jedi wouldnt help the matter about staling his desire to join the academy. So Owen must have told Luke this freight pilot bogus thing as a plan not to encourage his already restless heart...........just my takes on things