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**lindil** · 09-28-2002, 06:26 AM

Bethberry,

I love the point you made about Sam.

JRRT was indeed a master at showing so many characters rise to their highest.

Sam, Merry, Frodo,Finrod even Turin in an arch-tragic way all do the best that they can in extraorcinarily difficult circumstances and we see how JRRT reveals there individualities. Only Otherland [ and Tad Williams is a huge JRRT fan] has that same large array of point-of-view characters whom we get to see come to their fulfillment as whole people.

As for Tennyson's saying. it is true in the sense that before knowing deep love, you are emotionaly stunted as a human. So even if you loose it, and do so painfully [ I speak from experience here]you will if you do not give in to lesser emotions and try and block out the feeling or run and hide , come through the ordeal as a stronger and more whole person.

my 2 cents anyway.

btw it is refreshing to see so many women posting here these days. The downs used to be pretty much a men's barrow.

[ September 28, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ]

09-28-2002, 06:26 AM	#16
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	Bethberry, I love the point you made about Sam. JRRT was indeed a master at showing so many characters rise to their highest. Sam, Merry, Frodo,Finrod even Turin in an arch-tragic way all do the best that they can in extraorcinarily difficult circumstances and we see how JRRT reveals there individualities. Only Otherland [ and Tad Williams is a huge JRRT fan] has that same large array of point-of-view characters whom we get to see come to their fulfillment as whole people. As for Tennyson's saying. it is true in the sense that before knowing deep love, you are emotionaly stunted as a human. So even if you loose it, and do so painfully [ I speak from experience here]you will if you do not give in to lesser emotions and try and block out the feeling or run and hide , come through the ordeal as a stronger and more whole person. my 2 cents anyway. btw it is refreshing to see so many women posting here these days. The downs used to be pretty much a men's barrow. [ September 28, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.