Opinions on Boromir

[Tyler]

I have never been a big fan of Boromir and never really looked into his character. Never have I thought of him as an evil person nor a bad one. He did it out of desperation for his people not for the glory of Gondor. Who themselves could resist the power of the ring especially if it was going to save your home, family, and friends? It is saying no man is perfect in Middle-Earth or on this Earth. Elves know they couldn’t use it, Aragorn was a special case being of the Numenoreans, Gandalf was an Istari, and the hobbits were like the men of the world who had not been tainted by evil, greed, and destruction. Now I am surprised that Gimli did want to use it. Im not to sure who to further explain on this the point of him. Boromir is not a bad person he was only doing what he thought was going to help his people and destroy the evil around him.

I really like the drawing you did. I saw the glow as his goodness and life being crushed by the darkness. His eyes also show that he has given up hope.