Numenor and America - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Imladris · 07-03-2004, 11:52 AM

Oddly, Bombadil , after reading your post, I did not think of Americans (though I full heartedly agree with what you said and how you applied the passages to them) but of the Greeks. I thought of Mount Olympus, of their humanistic values, of their desires (particularly the Romish desire) for pleasure.

But, as everyone else has been saying, Tolkien had a firm grasp of human nature and their tendancy to fall. What he wrote could probably be compared to every culture on this world.

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Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	Oddly, Bombadil , after reading your post, I did not think of Americans (though I full heartedly agree with what you said and how you applied the passages to them) but of the Greeks. I thought of Mount Olympus, of their humanistic values, of their desires (particularly the Romish desire) for pleasure. But, as everyone else has been saying, Tolkien had a firm grasp of human nature and their tendancy to fall. What he wrote could probably be compared to every culture on this world. __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry. Last edited by Imladris; 07-03-2004 at 01:55 PM. Reason: Deleted needless word.