Symbolic Representations in The Lord of the Rings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

04-27-2006, 06:32 PM

I would like to note that Tolkien was a Christian. Christians have a habit of talking about Christ whenever they can. Also if you believe in God, you’ll have Him in all of your imaginary works. Whether or not Tolkien was trying to create a Christ-image, we’ll never know. You can find Christ images wherever you look, and no that does not take out the fun in the story but adds to it. For God is everywhere, even in our most outlandish, ridicules books. Everyone acknowledges that there is a God, every time they say, “Oh, my God” or swear “Jesus Christ!” (no offense, just a point being made)

On the account of evil and Satan, I believe that all evil comes forth from him. Satan is the most notorious, but he is not the only powerful evil in our world. I haven’t finished The Sil., so I don’t know what happened to Melkor. But evil overthrowing evil(or to that extent or representation) is not unreasonable.

You guys probably don’t want me to preach to you. (I will if you let me.) It all depends on what you believe. Tolkien and Lewis were close friends and Christians. They shared the same beliefs and I believe they added parts of their faith to their writings. The choice is yours to look for and believe it or not.

04-27-2006, 06:32 PM	#11
Melannen Guest Posts: n/a	I would like to note that Tolkien was a Christian. Christians have a habit of talking about Christ whenever they can. Also if you believe in God, you’ll have Him in all of your imaginary works. Whether or not Tolkien was trying to create a Christ-image, we’ll never know. You can find Christ images wherever you look, and no that does not take out the fun in the story but adds to it. For God is everywhere, even in our most outlandish, ridicules books. Everyone acknowledges that there is a God, every time they say, “Oh, my God” or swear “Jesus Christ!” (no offense, just a point being made) On the account of evil and Satan, I believe that all evil comes forth from him. Satan is the most notorious, but he is not the only powerful evil in our world. I haven’t finished The Sil., so I don’t know what happened to Melkor. But evil overthrowing evil(or to that extent or representation) is not unreasonable. You guys probably don’t want me to preach to you. (I will if you let me.) It all depends on what you believe. Tolkien and Lewis were close friends and Christians. They shared the same beliefs and I believe they added parts of their faith to their writings. The choice is yours to look for and believe it or not.