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Lhunardawen · 12-18-2003, 01:30 AM

Some people consider the book (or the movie, for that matter) as an escape to this troubled world we live in, at least while they spend time reading the book (or watching the movie). How can it be so when in reading LotR you become more fully aware of what's happening around, only in a different scale?

I'll take myself as an example. Lately I have realized how much I resemble Meriadoc Brandybuck. Now I love reading the part in RotK where he was with the Rohirrim (and Dernhelm), feeling so alone. There was nobody around who would listen to him or at least care to understand him. When I first read it, I pitied him so much. Eventually I was amazed at how the fact that nobody seems to notice him led to a great deed: his stabbing of the Witch-King.

There are times that I feel so alone, just like Merry. But when I do, I always remember him, and I gain peace of mind, knowing that I could still do something beneficial even though nobody would see it. *sniff*

There are some parts of the book I am totally amazed at, especially in RotK, and for this reason I sometimes grab the copy from my brother and read it. I have never read anything that can be compared to LotR.

So, why do I read it? Because it's there!
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<font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:42 AM December 18, 2003: Message edited by: Lhunardawen ]

12-18-2003, 01:30 AM	#9
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Some people consider the book (or the movie, for that matter) as an escape to this troubled world we live in, at least while they spend time reading the book (or watching the movie). How can it be so when in reading LotR you become more fully aware of what's happening around, only in a different scale? I'll take myself as an example. Lately I have realized how much I resemble Meriadoc Brandybuck. Now I love reading the part in RotK where he was with the Rohirrim (and Dernhelm), feeling so alone. There was nobody around who would listen to him or at least care to understand him. When I first read it, I pitied him so much. Eventually I was amazed at how the fact that nobody seems to notice him led to a great deed: his stabbing of the Witch-King. There are times that I feel so alone, just like Merry. But when I do, I always remember him, and I gain peace of mind, knowing that I could still do something beneficial even though nobody would see it. sniff There are some parts of the book I am totally amazed at, especially in RotK, and for this reason I sometimes grab the copy from my brother and read it. I have never read anything that can be compared to LotR. So, why do I read it? Because it's there! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] <font size=1 color=339966>[ 2:42 AM December 18, 2003: Message edited by: Lhunardawen ]