The Return of the Flashback - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nimrodel_9 · 10-08-2004, 04:00 PM

I think flashbacks are a great idea, but some people do not. In The Two Towers Extended Edition`s Appendices, someone (I don`t remember who it was, probably a publisher) told Tolkien that he should not use flashbacks in story telling (He was refering to Merry and Pippin`s story about the flooding of Isengard), but Tolkien did it anyway. I think it is just fine, as long as there are 2 or more groups, or if someone is recounting something that someone said or did. Did that make sense?

10-08-2004, 04:00 PM	#4
Nimrodel_9 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 734	I think flashbacks are a great idea, but some people do not. In The Two Towers Extended Edition`s Appendices, someone (I don`t remember who it was, probably a publisher) told Tolkien that he should not use flashbacks in story telling (He was refering to Merry and Pippin`s story about the flooding of Isengard), but Tolkien did it anyway. I think it is just fine, as long as there are 2 or more groups, or if someone is recounting something that someone said or did. Did that make sense? __________________ .:A friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart:.

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