Why Does Good Suck So Much?

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Originally Posted by Nikkolas

Does this happen with the Valar? No. The narrative takes a clear direction that they are "too good and too pure". I don't buy that. I want them held accountable for their mistakes. I want their flaws to be highlighted as much as the flaws of Feanor or Turin.

I get the feeling that Tolkien was maybe heading in that direction. I haven't really had the opportunity to read much of the History of Middle-earth series. Those who have: do earlier or later depictions of the Valar (say in the Book of Lost Tales) make them more morally culpable, within the text itself?