Annoying Amateurs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estel'sAngel · 04-01-2004, 03:18 PM

All my friends haven't read the book and everybody at my schools (in high school and some in college) considered themselves experts on Tolkien because of the movies.

I got a kick out of it in my Senior AP English class when I did a presentation on Tolkien. They all started asking me questions from the trilogy.

"Boromir was evil, how come he was in the Fellowship?"
"What, who was that character again? You know...the greasy one with the sword."

So I told them that Boromir was a good guy, just easily persauded by the Ring and that the greasy one was my fave character, Aragorn.

"How do you know so much?"

"I've been reading the books every year since the 6th grade."

So I know annoying amateurs. But luckily I do know that some are making an effort to read the books or at least come to me and see how that part happened in the book. I like being an expert in their eyes, but then I come here and see how much I don't know. Sorta a good feeling ya know. Just to know you're own standing and importance in the world.

04-01-2004, 03:18 PM	#11
Estel'sAngel Newly Deceased Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: California and Texas Posts: 10	All my friends haven't read the book and everybody at my schools (in high school and some in college) considered themselves experts on Tolkien because of the movies. I got a kick out of it in my Senior AP English class when I did a presentation on Tolkien. They all started asking me questions from the trilogy. "Boromir was evil, how come he was in the Fellowship?" "What, who was that character again? You know...the greasy one with the sword." So I told them that Boromir was a good guy, just easily persauded by the Ring and that the greasy one was my fave character, Aragorn. "How do you know so much?" "I've been reading the books every year since the 6th grade." So I know annoying amateurs. But luckily I do know that some are making an effort to read the books or at least come to me and see how that part happened in the book. I like being an expert in their eyes, but then I come here and see how much I don't know. Sorta a good feeling ya know. Just to know you're own standing and importance in the world. __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost;