Gollum - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Arwen1858 · 11-25-2002, 02:15 AM

I don't think he was so bad that he was unredeemable, but he was pretty bad. Reading through the books for the first time, I actually kinda liked and pitied Gollum, until I got toward the end of TTT. I think it would be like a drunkard, only worse. When they are drunk, they might do bad stuff. But, that doesn't make them purely evil or unredeemable. If they could get away from their addiction and it didn't get them killed or something, they could eventually be completely away from it. I think the One Ring has an even stronger hold, though. I hope this makes sense! I'm really tired, so I might not be very clear.
Arwen, Queen of Gondor

11-25-2002, 02:15 AM	#5
Arwen1858 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gondor Posts: 516	I don't think he was so bad that he was unredeemable, but he was pretty bad. Reading through the books for the first time, I actually kinda liked and pitied Gollum, until I got toward the end of TTT. I think it would be like a drunkard, only worse. When they are drunk, they might do bad stuff. But, that doesn't make them purely evil or unredeemable. If they could get away from their addiction and it didn't get them killed or something, they could eventually be completely away from it. I think the One Ring has an even stronger hold, though. I hope this makes sense! I'm really tired, so I might not be very clear. Arwen, Queen of Gondor __________________ Will Turner: "This is either madness or brilliance." Jack Sparrow: "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide." ~ Pirates of the Caribbean