Pippin's Sixth Sense

[Diamond18]

Idiot: a person affected with idiocy; esp : a feebleminded person having a mental age not exceeding three years and requiring complete custodial care

Pippin an idiot, indeed! Ha!

I think that Pippin began growing up with the death of Boromir, but that his growth reached its climax with Denethor. He never became as grave or scholarly as Frodo, but that's no insult. Like I've said, Pippin had a bright mind that was just cluttered by youth and hobbitry. Just like it took the Quest to reveal Sam's bravery, it took the Quest to reveal Pippin's intelligence.

I think it's very short-sighted to write Pippin off as an idiot or any other degrading term for metal capacity. His character is a very good example of how people are not always what they seem. People who only glance at the surface of the story might see a stereotype or a good character to make the comic relief *coughcoughPJcoughcough* but it doesn't take much to see that there's more to him than that. I find his character quite inspirational really: the foolish young hobbit who becomes a hero. Everyone can see from the start that Frodo is an exceptional hobbit but it takes the unfolding of the story for Sam, Merry and Pippin to show their salt. I really like that in a story.

[ December 15, 2002: Message edited by: Diamond18 ]