Do you find that the books grow with you? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Darby · 07-03-2003, 08:11 AM

Lobelia - reading LOTR on a beach must have been an interesting experience!
Something else has occurred to me - where you read the books can have a particular impact on how you interpret them. I find bits of my environment make their way into the story - Lothlorian has a slightly city park air about it (in the nicest sense, of course), while the wild country between Hobbiton and Rivendell seems like (as I've said before) my own Canadian Shield country. The Silmarillion will always be influenced by our walks between the tall flaming red maple trees in the fall.
The plains of Rohan are a bit more academic for me as I've never seen anything remotely like that in person, and it's been too many years since I've seen the ocean to really remember it in any concrete sense. So, the parts of the books that resonate the most for me are the parts that I've pictured in relation to my own world.

07-03-2003, 08:11 AM	#6
Darby Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The land of ice and snow. Posts: 32	Lobelia - reading LOTR on a beach must have been an interesting experience! Something else has occurred to me - where you read the books can have a particular impact on how you interpret them. I find bits of my environment make their way into the story - Lothlorian has a slightly city park air about it (in the nicest sense, of course), while the wild country between Hobbiton and Rivendell seems like (as I've said before) my own Canadian Shield country. The Silmarillion will always be influenced by our walks between the tall flaming red maple trees in the fall. The plains of Rohan are a bit more academic for me as I've never seen anything remotely like that in person, and it's been too many years since I've seen the ocean to really remember it in any concrete sense. So, the parts of the books that resonate the most for me are the parts that I've pictured in relation to my own world. __________________ My favorite scene that never made it into the movie: "By Elbereth and Luthien the fair," said Frodo with a last effort, lifting up his sword, "You shall have neither the Ring nor me!"