Lord of the Rings 2003 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Merri · 01-21-2003, 05:41 PM

I don't think you should make the hobbits children . . . I don't know why, but something tells me that that's just asking for disaster.

There are so many things you could do with this- what a great idea? Why didn't I think of it before? (Don't worry, I won't steal it from you! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img])

Well, my suggestion is . . . hm . . . my own suggestion disgusts me, but it's still a suggestion:

What if you likened all the battles on Middle-Earth to cruelty between high-school cliques? It wouldn't have to be a preachy thing on how cruel high-school kids are to each other or some silly novel. You could make it into a satire of sorts.

Or, if you wanted to use the world as Middle-Earth, you could always draw parallels with anyone of the World Wars. It's been said that Tolkien intended Lord of the Rings to be an allegory for his time, but he himself said that he intended no such thing, so you wouldn't be stealing ideas. *gasp* wow, that was a long sentence.

I think I'm done now. But uh . . . yeah. Those are my suggestions. And I love this idea!!! Good luck with the book [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

01-21-2003, 05:41 PM	#9
Merri Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Shire Posts: 221	I don't think you should make the hobbits children . . . I don't know why, but something tells me that that's just asking for disaster. There are so many things you could do with this- what a great idea? Why didn't I think of it before? (Don't worry, I won't steal it from you! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]) Well, my suggestion is . . . hm . . . my own suggestion disgusts me, but it's still a suggestion: What if you likened all the battles on Middle-Earth to cruelty between high-school cliques? It wouldn't have to be a preachy thing on how cruel high-school kids are to each other or some silly novel. You could make it into a satire of sorts. Or, if you wanted to use the world as Middle-Earth, you could always draw parallels with anyone of the World Wars. It's been said that Tolkien intended Lord of the Rings to be an allegory for his time, but he himself said that he intended no such thing, so you wouldn't be stealing ideas. gasp wow, that was a long sentence. I think I'm done now. But uh . . . yeah. Those are my suggestions. And I love this idea!!! Good luck with the book [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon. -Children of the Mind, by Orson Scott Card.