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Orual · 11-18-2002, 09:00 PM

Woah. I hadn't really read Lindril's story until now. Lindril, that's so powerful. I'm so glad that you're feeling better now.

The Lord of the Rings is a really potent book, with a lot of power to change its reader. (The One Book?) I've never read a book that made so deep an impression upon me as LotR. One major part of that, I think, is the characters; though none of them are perfect, all of them have at least one part of their personality that's totally admirable. (Especially my Sam. He has a lot more than one.) My friend said that she read an article where the author says that none of the characters represent Christ, (which makes sense because Tolkien didn't like allegories), but all of them represented an aspect of Christ.

It's also a story of hope, triumph, loyalty, love, friendship, and humanity. It's a story that says that we all have the potential to be a hero in our own right, though we probably won't ever go on an epic quest to destroy a piece of jewelry and save the world. Ultimately, it's a story about us, and everybody can relate to it, which is why it's remained such a treasured story, and such a central part of so many peoples' lives.

~*~Orual~*~

11-18-2002, 09:00 PM	#27
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	Woah. I hadn't really read Lindril's story until now. Lindril, that's so powerful. I'm so glad that you're feeling better now. The Lord of the Rings is a really potent book, with a lot of power to change its reader. (The One Book?) I've never read a book that made so deep an impression upon me as LotR. One major part of that, I think, is the characters; though none of them are perfect, all of them have at least one part of their personality that's totally admirable. (Especially my Sam. He has a lot more than one.) My friend said that she read an article where the author says that none of the characters represent Christ, (which makes sense because Tolkien didn't like allegories), but all of them represented an aspect of Christ. It's also a story of hope, triumph, loyalty, love, friendship, and humanity. It's a story that says that we all have the potential to be a hero in our own right, though we probably won't ever go on an epic quest to destroy a piece of jewelry and save the world. Ultimately, it's a story about us, and everybody can relate to it, which is why it's remained such a treasured story, and such a central part of so many peoples' lives. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"