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Star Wars Archetypes: The Clown

One of the oldest techniques in building a cast of characters is using the clown as an important functionary in the framework of the story. One common misunderstanding with Star Wars audience members is the importance of the clown. For every given story, the function of the clown will be slightly different. In the case of the Star Wars movies, the function of clown is very specific. Besides comic relief, the clown is intended to be an unwitting catalyst that brings two unrelated groups of characters together in a unified effort entirely by accident.

Jar Jar Binks is perhaps the least understood of all of the Star Wars characters. He is essential to the plot of Episode I because C-3PO is unable at that time to play a central role in the movie's plot because he is stuck at Anakin's house for larger reasons that


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