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Originally Posted by jallanite
Well, I could say the same about yours. So what do you do about that?
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Personally I take "religious nut" as a complement, but others could see it as an insult.
If you aren't open to perhaps being a little less confrontational in your posting, then I will say nothing more.
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Originally Posted by jallanite
Use of we in an article meant to persuade often does just the opposite to a critical reader. Use of we is often a trick by the writer to create a connection to the reader of the article. See how often it is used by Edmund Wilson in his notorious review of Tolkien at http://www.jrrvf.com/sda/critiques/The_Nation.html , when Wilson is not instead using the word one. Don’t use either word to persuade people. |
I wasn't trying to "persuade" anyone. I was simply stating a thought about the matter.
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Originally Posted by jallanite
I can think of fantasy novels that seem as real as Tolkien when I read them, and also some fantasy works that others like more. Others become a chore to read. But there is no fantasy novel or mythological text which seems as real as the real world.
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And that is
your opinion, to which you are welcome. Please respect those belonging to others.
I personally have sometimes felt
LOTR, along with a handful of other books, to be at least as "real" as the corporal world
I inhabit (since you dislike the use of "we"). Is it that way
every time I read Tolkien? No. But when my mind is set the right way, and daily cares retreat temporarily, I can lose myself in the world he created so that it has as much emotional, intellectual, and even spiritual impact on me as whatever the "real" day has brought.