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About the connection between Frodo and Sauron- what? like Harry/Voldemort?
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Oh, how I worried about bringing up that similarity.... call me crazy, but I'm not altogether fond of being stoned to death.
Anyhow, I think the term we've all been dancing around is
foil. A character's
foil is another character who demonstrates similar actions/thoughts, or are put under similar circumstances. I believe that the term comes from the foil put around a jewel to make it shine all the brighter- a foil is there to show the different possiblilites for the main character.
For example, Sauron and Frodo are obviously foils, from the bearing of the Ring to the severed fingers. Even their ultimate decisions on the side of pride and selfishness reflect ("Even Sauron was not so once").
Personally, I love this activity. How many foils can you find? (Aragorn/Boromir, Boromir/Faramir, Eowyn/Arwen, Galadriel/Arwen, Saruman/Gandalf... the list goes on!)
Lindril (should be studying English) Arvilya