Watcher In The Water - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

flyingtable83 · 07-15-2002, 06:58 PM

Looking at it from a more literary view, it seemed to me that Tolkien meant for the watcher to be some ancient creature, not owning allegiance to any other. It did not seem as though the watcher's attraction to Frodo was to retrieve the ring for a master, but only to (as was said before in this thread)use it for its own purposes.
Also, from a very personal point of view, I almost feel as though the watcher was not entirely evil, but only evil toward the fellowship. I view the watcher as a third party, that would just as easily attack an orc as an elf.

07-15-2002, 06:58 PM	#14
flyingtable83 Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 11	Looking at it from a more literary view, it seemed to me that Tolkien meant for the watcher to be some ancient creature, not owning allegiance to any other. It did not seem as though the watcher's attraction to Frodo was to retrieve the ring for a master, but only to (as was said before in this thread)use it for its own purposes. Also, from a very personal point of view, I almost feel as though the watcher was not entirely evil, but only evil toward the fellowship. I view the watcher as a third party, that would just as easily attack an orc as an elf. __________________ "White!" he sneered. "It serves as a beginning. White cloth may be dyed. The white page can be overwritten; and the white light can be broken." - Saruman