Honestly, there's the inkling of a kind of cultural moment here. Like, imagine this being the standard practice for any orphan child or family-less refugee. Star Wars could have a million "Solo"s bouncing around the Galaxy, with backstories ranging from Grave of Fireflies to Great Gadsby.
It's a shame more authors didn't pick this up and run with it, or divine it before the Kasdans landed on it. Imagine a Star Wars series that took a harder look at Galactic Poverty and Diaspora communities, rather than making poverty a simple setting frame from the next laser sword fight.
Honestly, there's the inkling of a kind of cultural moment here. Like, imagine this being the standard practice for any orphan child or family-less refugee. Star Wars could have a million "Solo"s bouncing around the Galaxy, with backstories ranging from Grave of Fireflies to Great Gadsby.
It's a shame more authors didn't pick this up and run with it, or divine it before the Kasdans landed on it. Imagine a Star Wars series that took a harder look at Galactic Poverty and Diaspora communities, rather than making poverty a simple setting frame from the next laser sword fight.