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Yet if we were to read books strictly as the author intended them to be read, we would have no need for literature in general.
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I don't understand your point here.
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What I mean is that literature as an art-form would become irrelevant. It would turn into pure rhetoric; whether religious, political, etc.
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What is the quote when the hobbits are in Lothlorien, they ask about some elvish article, Is it magic? Elvish 'magic' is explained in a way that definitely does not imply anything like witchcraft (either the Bible kind or the Harry Potter kind)
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I know what you're talking about, but am currently too lazy to climb off my bed to produce the quote (I'm posting this whilst taking a break from writing yet ANOTHER mid-term paper, bleh). I do, however, remember several facts about Galadriel that might, in fact, imply witchcraft. First, she can stop time with her ring. Second, the only way to defeat her at Lorien would be to have Sauron himself march on over there, because so "great" was her power at the time that she was practically unbeatable. Now, this could potentially indicate sorcery. Perhaps not the kind of sorcery that involves flying on brooms and mixing potions in cauldrons, but a strong whiff of supernatural powers nonetheless. Then again, Tolkien doesn't spell it out for you in that instance, so I'd say we're back to the nebulous world of interpretation.