Abstract

A subtle change in Luke Skywalker's costume at the end of Return of the Jedi is interpreted as symbolic of the psychic transformation professed in Jung's concept of integration of the shadow and activation of the transcendent function. Luke emerges through this analysis as one who confronts and assimilates his shadow, individuating into a balance between the light and dark sides of the Force.

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