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Darby · 07-03-2003, 06:48 AM

Maybe it would be fair to say that when you are younger, you get something different out of the Lord of the Rings than when you are older?
Different doesn't have to mean less. And what that difference might be, could be different for each person.
But I have found that growing up (and I personally plan to keep on "growing up" until I die) has really changed the way I read the books. Me personally, I couldn't have appreciated Sam's role before I had children - and found myself in devoted service to short unreasonable people who rarely notice how I'm feeling about anything, [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img].

07-03-2003, 06:48 AM	#21
Darby Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The land of ice and snow. Posts: 32	Maybe it would be fair to say that when you are younger, you get something different out of the Lord of the Rings than when you are older? Different doesn't have to mean less. And what that difference might be, could be different for each person. But I have found that growing up (and I personally plan to keep on "growing up" until I die) has really changed the way I read the books. Me personally, I couldn't have appreciated Sam's role before I had children - and found myself in devoted service to short unreasonable people who rarely notice how I'm feeling about anything, [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]. __________________ My favorite scene that never made it into the movie: "By Elbereth and Luthien the fair," said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, "You shall have neither the Ring nor me!"