Okay, I understand the line now. Thanks, everyone! It was bothering me a lot, especially after hearing it on the big screen and thinking: "Am I the only one who doesn't understand that sentence?"
Sorry, Tar-Palantir, I wasn't sure who you were referring to as the "scornful person". I see now that you were referring to Eowyn. I agree that she deliberately misunderstood Aragorn, but I chalked her words up to frustration more than scorn. I think Aragorn misunderstood Eowyn as well. He thought she wanted just to fight, when in actuality she wanted to win glory for herself by fighting in a big battle with the guys.
Eowyn: I want to win glory through battle!
Aragorn: You can't. You promised to stay here.
Eowyn: I don't want to! I want to go fight!
Aragorn: Well, if it's a fight you want, pretty soon you may be getting one here.
Eowyn: (Loses it) Ooooh! You! You're just like everyone else!
It would have been more rational if she had said: "You know what, if we go to Gondor, we're either going to win or die. If we win, everyone here will be saved, so I won't be needed, and if we don't, everyone here is doomed anyway. I'd rather make a name for myself there than wait here in obscurity." Of course, he *still* wouldn't have let her come, and she wouldn't be the glorious hot-head we love. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
Arvedui III, you're right. Eowyn does kick butt. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I think she's one of the main reasons female fans like the book: she's the female character we can identify with.
-Lily
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