Well, Mariska, App. A says that Denethor had more in common with Faramir, and that was why Denethor didn't like him. Denethor and Faramir prefered the pen to the sword, but that wasn't what Gondor needed then, according to Denthor. He thought they needed Boromir's martial spirit.
I'm almost positive I read somewhere that Chistopher was Tolkien's "favorite" child. (that's why he's the one writing all the Histories...)
"Your father loves you, Faramir. He will remember it before the end." Maybe I'm just thinking about this the wrong way. Maybe it has to do with the different kinds of love.
Maybe it's that parents agape (unconitionally) love all their children equally, but they philia (brotherly, friendly) love them differently. I know my Dad would rather do Boy Scout stuff with my brother, and my Mom would rather watch movies and go to book stores with me. So maybe since my mom and I are better friends, you might say I'm her "favorite"?
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