Like My Father Before Me

On identity, Skywalkers, and the fathers we never had

Too little too late, Han. Image: Lucasfilm

It is human nature to fixate on what we don't have.

Bald men jealously eye those blessed with luscious follicles. People stuck at home vicariously ride shotgun on their Facebook friend’s vacations. The lonely attach irrational hope to weddings, funerals, and trips to the grocery store.