Throughout the Star Wars canon, there is one group of characters who are incredibly important to George Lucas's mythical allegory about people's desire to be "free." Yet, while these characters are seemingly capable of individuality and independent thought, they don't just lack liberty -- they're considered property. With the expansion of the Star Wars saga on Disney+, the storytellers have to address the problem of whether Droids are "people" or not.
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