Túrin Afflicts the Afflicted

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Well, bottom line is - you need a tragic flaw for a tragic hero. What would be the point of the whole story of COH if Turin was a nice guy all around? Sure, he was rash and overconfident and proud and deaf to wise words, and you can say "children, do not try this at home", but ban me from the Downs if it's not my favourite story from the legendarium. That's exactly the beauty of the story; as the Professor said himself, happy stories make a very short and boring telling. Stop looking at it from a practical standpoint, remove yourself to the safe distance of a reader, and enjoy a good tragedy.

If, say, Tuor had been the victim of Morgoth's curse, and had watched everything come crashing down on him when making good decisions, I think it would have been even more tragic. Túrin kept shooting himself in the foot, making the curse that much more workable. Someone who fails regardless of supreme effort is to me the ultimate tragedy.