#do so) so to baby cody this seemed like he exercised some control bc he could at least predict how things would happen regularly etc etc

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cody being a character that values order etc thriving (as much as anyone could) on kamino, an environment that appears to be highly structured and emphasises these qualities (in many ways then, cody is a product of his environment - these are qualities which were encouraged on kamino, and therefore in order to survive and, by extension perhaps protect his brothers, cody actively cultivated these qualities in himself). thus, on being faced with war (which as much as he may attempt to enforce it, lacks the order suggested by kaminoan training) cody is at a (relative) loss. as much as he tries to plan perfectly, to impose order on that which defies it, ultimately he cannot do so completely. his inability to protect those under his command completely, to cody, appears as a personal failing (he can no longer exercise or rely on order / structure to protect those around him, the war cannot be controlled by him). therefore, whilst cody is a highly capable tactician and commander, in order to protect himself from the pain of losing brothers through (what is to him) his own failing, he isolates himself socially. this of course only makes things worse. in this essay i will -