Ciena Ree Character Analysis

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There are three characters of who are of utmost importance in the book Lost Stars. The three most important characters are Thane Kyrell, Ciena Ree, and General Tarkin. Thane Kyrell, born into an aristocratic family, can be described as pale-skinned, tall, passionate, and thorough hard-worker. Kyrell has a strong passion for ships, as shown by his extensive knowledge of ships even as a young child. As a child, he strongly idolized the Galactic Empire who reigned over the entire galaxy, and wished to become a pilot in the Imperial Army. All he knew was that he could no longer imagine any fate more glorious than becoming an officer in the Imperial fleet (19). He would work endlessly in the prodigious Royal Imperial Academy to achieve this goal of his. It has also been revealed that he has a …show more content…

He would go on to desert the Imperial Army and join the Rebellion as he saw more of their unjust deeds. Ciena Ree is very much similar to and yet very much different than Thane Kyrell. Their friendship, and eventually romance, was born of unlikely circumstances. She had humble roots as a Jelucan native; Kyrell hailed from an aristocratic lineage. She was dark-skinned, he was pale-skinned. While being so different, they were childhood friends bonded by their love of ships. Despite their parents’ wishes, they were inseparable after their first meeting. They would even come to graduate from the same Imperial Academy. After many years, Ree eventually becomes Kyrell’s love interest. Ree is extremely devoted to her cause, stubborn, curious, and true to her word. Even as she witnessed the destruction of Alderaan and the evils of the Empire, she held on to her oath of service to the Empire, unwilling to turn her back on the Empire (238). On one fateful day was Ree and Kyrell’s friendship born. A skirmish in which the two children (as they were at the time) participated in drew the attention of Grand Moff Tarkin, whose luring words inspired them to seek a career in the

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