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Old 05-07-2002, 09:24 AM   #30
stone of vision
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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stone of vision has just left Hobbiton.
The Eye

I'm enchanted! I' m learning so much things I have misknown *shining eyses* [img]smilies/redface.gif[/img]
So far away from the first age of creation, I would like to come back to, from my pov, the origin, of the Fellowship breaking " à la sauce " Sil/ lotr [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
It took a little time to gather my thoughts about the breaking and Boromir (oddly because of the movie influence, Sean Bean's acting/ PJ 's pov- interesting indeed- so I get confused about my own beliefs in the book) but here they are.

The breaking

I think the Fellowship was doomed to break since the moment it was first created.
The purpose of the fellowship was not to go in Mordor and accomplish the ring destruction together.
It deals with supporting/ helping the ring bearer- the only one devoted to end his fateful mission:
Physically if strength they have, wisely if wisdom they were, with concern and friendship if it is all they have, supplying him ? if he would fail.
-"The one for all, and all for one" axiom-
The fact they were chosen to represent one of each races of Midlle- Earth expressed their common willing of coalition and Sauron's rejection by all the sensible people on the free earth.
The number of nine was chosen (out Tolkien's inclination for 9 [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]) because of the 9 ringwraiths and the fewer they would be the more chance they would have to intrude the dark land incognito. That was the fantastic and unbelievable bet (espcially for Sauron) to trick Evil.
I remember Elrond telling them that every companions frodo would have, or meet in his journey, will be free of going with him as far and as long their hearts desire. Even Gandalf nor Aragorn wouldn't have known if they would have gone till the cracks of Mts Doom with Frodo, sensing in a way that might not be what they were destined to.
Boromir at least, have declared clearly his intentions wasn't to go in Mordor but join Minas Thirith and the Gondor's war.
Thus far the end of his life and in spite of learning better about the hobbits, he has never changed his mind.
The lost of Gandalf, the uncertainities of the inner own desires battle, each members have to face, and above all, the deep Frodo's knowledge and cleared sight he had to achieve the quest alone, may have already craked the group before it shatters. Boromir' behaviour could certainly be a new arguments to confirm Frodo's decision, not wanting to let the dark power of the ring infects the people he loves and respects, not wanting to loose anyone else after Gandalf's departure.

Hmm, Boromir's heart to heart is still in the fridge waiting to" be cooked" lol [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
I have one or 2 points wich scratch my brain about that man and his behaviour...
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