Obi-Wan And Gandalf

[Emni Windrunner]

I'm not saying that Obi-Wan failed both of his students. I'm saying that he had a knack for choosing bad material to work with. Not having seen Ep. II, I can't comment on Yoda and Dooku, but having read many of the SW EU books, Luke relies much more on the guidance he received from Obi-Wan than on his instruction from Yoda. He looks back and remembers what Yoda taught, but "Ben" made much more of an impact on him. IMHO, if Obi-Wan landed in Middle Earth, he wouldn't have hesitated to take on Boromir as a student, and instead of trying to teach Boromir some humility and farsight, he would teach him a few handy tricks, then be shocked and horrified when Boromir gave into the temptation of the Ring. Gandalf, by contrast, saw it coming a mile away, and while he certainly hoped for the best, had he been at Amon Hen, he wouldn't have been surprised at what happened there.