That was a question daughter Caroline asked me over lunch today.
“Of course not,” I said.
“Because some people say she is,” continued Caroline, “because she learned about being a Jedi so much faster than Luke.”
Operating on the unlikely possibility that someone doesn’t know what a Mary Sue is: She is a character who first launched in a satire of Star Trek fan fiction. Mary Sue is generally young, superb at every undertaking, serves as a sort of wish fulfillment of the author, is beloved by the existing cast of characters, typically shows up the lead, and–not required but not atypical–oftentimes dies and is grieved by everyone.
There are contentions that Rey falls into that category because she was so formidable a Jedi by the end of “The Force Awakens.” She was able to manipulate minds with the Force, could levitate a lightsaber to her hand, and defeated a trained Jedi master in their first lightsaber battle.
“Inconceivable!” shouted fandom.
“Perfectly understandable!” replied yours truly.
Here’s why:
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