Rey evidentemente ouviu mitos e lendas sobre os Jedi desde a infância. O guia de sobrevivência Rey's Survival Guide menciona que em várias ocasiões ela viajou para as "Aldeias Sagradas" perto de Nima Outpost. e que
One village believes in the Force and the legends of the old Jedi sorcerers
Na ausência de qualquer Jedi real, acho que podemos supor que ela pensava que estas são simplesmente histórias , mas isso não significa que ela não pegou a informação. Dadas suas próprias habilidades, também pode ter sido que ela encontrou alguma ressonância pessoal com esses mitos.
Na novela oficial do filme, há uma explicação bastante sólida sobre o que as crianças pequenas aprendem sobre os Jedi (no prefácio) e especificamente sobre Lucas:
Legends told that they possessed abilities beyond the ordinary, including powers of the mind, of invisible strength, of foresight and wisdom. But as wise as they were, the Jedi were not wise enough to see the evil within their beloved Republic. Those whom the Jedi had trusted as friends and allies betrayed and murdered them.
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Though the losses piled up and victory seemed impossible, these rebels did not surrender. They found hope in the heroics of a young man named Luke Skywalker. By learning the way of the Jedi, he helped bring an end to the tyranny.
No romance principal, temos algumas dicas sobre o que é a compreensão da pessoa comum:
“Apparently he’s carrying a map that leads to Luke Skywalker, and everyone’s insane to get their hands on it.”
“I thought Luke Skywalker was just a myth.”
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“There have been all kinds of rumors and stories,” Han said. “The people who knew him the best think he went looking for the first Jedi Temple.” Rey looked stunned. “The Jedi were real?”
“I used to wonder that myself. A bunch of mumbo jumbo, I thought. Some magical power holding together good and evil, light and dark.” Han shook his head and smiled. “Crazy thing is, it’s all real. The Jedi, the Force, it’s…true. It’s all true.”
Finn’s brain hurt. His conception of the universe was falling apart. Did the Jedi and the Force actually exist? Had the First Order lied about them, too? Finn doubted a smuggler as seasoned as Han Solo would believe in such myths unless he had seen hard proof that they were real.
Você também pode querer notar que, de acordo com as novelizações para a trilogia prequel, os Jedi não eram simplesmente uma sociedade mítica, mas uma parte bem integrada da República Galáctica. Obi-Wan e Anakin eram aparentemente nomes de família em Coruscant e em toda a República.