What does the sixpence = ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eluchíl · 01-04-2006, 03:35 AM

Seems ironic that light, which is notoriously represented to be insightful or epiphanic, has driven the man away from where the penny may actually be.

Anyway, it seems to me that the sixpence would be something Tolkien lost along his way. Something that he lost in a dark period or place in his life. Something he couldn't get back in the light, or that the light couldn't show him, so he would have to go back into the dark and fight to get it back again. It feels very lonely and sad to me.

01-04-2006, 03:35 AM	#4
Eluchíl Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 32	Seems ironic that light, which is notoriously represented to be insightful or epiphanic, has driven the man away from where the penny may actually be. Anyway, it seems to me that the sixpence would be something Tolkien lost along his way. Something that he lost in a dark period or place in his life. Something he couldn't get back in the light, or that the light couldn't show him, so he would have to go back into the dark and fight to get it back again. It feels very lonely and sad to me. Last edited by Eluchíl; 01-04-2006 at 03:37 AM. Reason: Fixed typos.