One of my, and probably everyone's favorite discussions regarding The Force Awakens is "Who is Rey?" At first, like everyone else I thought she is a daughter of Luke Skywalker and that she is not just aware of the fact. First of all Star Wars is a legend of Skywalker family, and Rey must be a child of a Jedi with powerful force, and above all her whole journey in the Force Awakens is to find, reunite with her lost family, which she made it at last to meet old Luke. Or you may point out the similarity of her life in desert planet with those of Luke and Anakin in Tatooine. The lightsaber which once belonged to Luke and Anakin now calls for her. And she is also a great pilot like Anakin and Luke. Yes, Luke is most likely Rey's father.
Another interesting theory is that Rey is a daughter of Han Solo and Leia. She is especially and unusually good at flying Millennium Falcon and wins Chewie's trust. And Leia shows very deep and mixed expression when she meets Rey after the battle, after Han's death. There we sense something really emotional and deeply hidden, and we somewhat believe that there's a bond between them.
Finally this is my favorite theory: Rey is a grandchild of Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan never was a special child like Anakin, or a new hope like Luke. Nevertheless he was no doubt the strongest Jedi master in skill and mental as well, because he could beat Darth Maul, General Grievous, and Anakin Skywalker. And importantly, he is the only one who was so good at force mind trick, and Rey uses the same power before anybody taught her. Rey is speaking British English so clearly as Obi-Wan did (no other Jedi, including Skywalker family is speaking like this). If Rey is an unknown granddaughter of Obi-Wan, the combat between Kylo-Ren and Rey is a perfect mirror to those of Anakin and Obi-Wan. Also I would like to point out that Rey is using and protecting herself with a staff, not a blaster. Maybe she couldn't afford a blaster but a girl with a staff looks so unusual in Star Wars universe. This reminds me of Obi-Wan's saying "blaster is so uncivilized" and "lightsaber is an elegant weapon for a more civilized age". Sure, a staff is not a saber but it's closer than a blaster and one of the reasons why Rey could overwhelm Kylo-Ren in her first time lightsaber fight is because she is trained with staff skill, not a blaster shooting.
How do you think? Who is going to tell Rey "I am your father"?
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