Eowyn and feminism and Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elmo · 08-13-2009, 11:21 AM

Do you think when Eowyn announced she was a shield-maiden anymore it shows Tolkien's contempt for feminism? Is he saying 'yes let the woman have fun playing as a man but eventually she has to grow up and get back in the kitchen'? Does Tolkien say that a woman needs a man to be complete or else she will be filled with pain and sorrow like Eowyn was before she announced her intention of being a wife to Faramir? That part of the book I think says that women can't be independent beings.

08-13-2009, 11:21 AM	#1
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Eowyn and feminism and Tolkien Do you think when Eowyn announced she was a shield-maiden anymore it shows Tolkien's contempt for feminism? Is he saying 'yes let the woman have fun playing as a man but eventually she has to grow up and get back in the kitchen'? Does Tolkien say that a woman needs a man to be complete or else she will be filled with pain and sorrow like Eowyn was before she announced her intention of being a wife to Faramir? That part of the book I think says that women can't be independent beings. __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.