Burning books gives a good chunk of piety , but you can make it to max no problem without doing so . <| sep |> In universe reason because Obi Wan wasn ' t powerful enough to confront Palptine . Narrative reason because Yoda and Palpatine are parallel characters , similar to how Anakin and ObiWan are , which makes the intercutting of those fights particularly powerful . One is an intimate struggle between two brothers , and the other a massive battle in the heart of democracy between two old wizards . <| sep |> That people should stop caring about problems that don ' t matter . <| sep |> That was a real dick move . <| sep |> Emily is my favorite character . That comment about asking the woman in her book club who has bipolar disorder for her therapist . She ' s the queen of backhanded comments .