Anakin Skywalker

Anakin in many respects is a typical nine year-old boy. He loves to build electronic and mechanical devices. He loves to hang out with his friends, and go to the store to buy junk food. He has a good relationship with his mother, although he seems not to have a father, and he loves the excitement of competitive games. The most formative aspect of his life is that he is a slave to the Toydarian merchant Watto, and as a consequence, he is obliged to deal with Watto every day, and do his bidding.

In other ways Anakin is not a typical nine year-old boy. Because he and his mother are both Watto's slaves, they do what they are ordered to do. Although his mother strongly objects, Anakin pilots a Podracer in the frequent races at the race course in the city of Mos Espa the largest...