Boromir, Gollum and Eowyn - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thinlómien · 12-23-2004, 09:13 AM

I didn't mean that Sméagol was forced to do those things. My point is that he can't be blamed of becoming of what he was like, because, I think, most of people would have become as "mad" as he became.

Well, for Boromir88: might this theory be likely: The Ring acts differently on different people. (I'm not saying that it "seduced" Gollum right away and Boromir during a long time period, because that would have fitted fitted it's purposes. That would be an intresting theory, though.) I mean that some people have weaker strength of mind (eg Gollum), some "normal", if it could be said so (eg Boromir, Denethor) and some people have a great resistance to it (eg Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli). And that is how quickly the ring acts on them. Who knows?

Nothing is evil at the beginning. They just might become "evil", if such a word can be used.

12-23-2004, 09:13 AM	#20
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I didn't mean that Sméagol was forced to do those things. My point is that he can't be blamed of becoming of what he was like, because, I think, most of people would have become as "mad" as he became. Well, for Boromir88: might this theory be likely: The Ring acts differently on different people. (I'm not saying that it "seduced" Gollum right away and Boromir during a long time period, because that would have fitted fitted it's purposes. That would be an intresting theory, though.) I mean that some people have weaker strength of mind (eg Gollum), some "normal", if it could be said so (eg Boromir, Denethor) and some people have a great resistance to it (eg Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli). And that is how quickly the ring acts on them. Who knows? Nothing is evil at the beginning. They just might become "evil", if such a word can be used.