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TolkienGurl · 11-13-2002, 01:26 PM

I'm so happy to see people who are enthusiastic about the characters in LOTR not just because 'He's/She's sooo cute!' etc. I'm glad you guys appreciate them for their individual characteristics and personalities, and are not shallow like others can be! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I also like Boromir very much. He was very valiant, patriotic, and strong-minded. Although he did somethings that are not so great (and who doesn't?), he's one of my favorite characters (the list changes constantly, though). [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

I like the way that Tolkien made his characters so 'down-to-earth' in a sense, meaning they are a lot like us, and have the same faults as us. Many fantasy writers make their characters so unreal that it is hard to enjoy the story because we cannot relate to them.

Praise be to Tolkien! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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This is merely speculation on my part, so bear with me [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] :
I would think that there was a feeling of almost animosity between Aragorn and Boromir. Aragorn was the rightful King of Gondor, and Boromir did not like that fact because he feared that it would make his and his father's positions seem unimportant. After all, they did much good for the White City, and loved her with all their hearts (well, maybe not Denethor). For all this to be taken away suddenly by a King that has suddenly appeared after all these years had to have been quite a shock! Both Aragorn and Boromir were very proud men, and it is always hard to set aside pride. I think the portrayl of this feeling is accurate in the movie, especially when Boromir says: "By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe." Helllooo!! What were the Rangers for?!? They consistently, year after year, protected the lands of "folk that are heedless," in the words of Bombadil, earning only contempt and scornful names. It was wrong for Boromir to say that, yet maybe he did not know?

Ok, I'm done. Whew!

Thoughts and comments are, of course, always welcome. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Maybe I should have posted this 'essay' in the Books forum? Oh well! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ November 13, 2002: Message edited by: TolkienGurl ]

11-13-2002, 01:26 PM	#32
TolkienGurl Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 637	I'm so happy to see people who are enthusiastic about the characters in LOTR not just because 'He's/She's sooo cute!' etc. I'm glad you guys appreciate them for their individual characteristics and personalities, and are not shallow like others can be! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I also like Boromir very much. He was very valiant, patriotic, and strong-minded. Although he did somethings that are not so great (and who doesn't?), he's one of my favorite characters (the list changes constantly, though). [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] I like the way that Tolkien made his characters so 'down-to-earth' in a sense, meaning they are a lot like us, and have the same faults as us. Many fantasy writers make their characters so unreal that it is hard to enjoy the story because we cannot relate to them. Praise be to Tolkien! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ******************************* This is merely speculation on my part, so bear with me [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] : I would think that there was a feeling of almost animosity between Aragorn and Boromir. Aragorn was the rightful King of Gondor, and Boromir did not like that fact because he feared that it would make his and his father's positions seem unimportant. After all, they did much good for the White City, and loved her with all their hearts (well, maybe not Denethor). For all this to be taken away suddenly by a King that has suddenly appeared after all these years had to have been quite a shock! Both Aragorn and Boromir were very proud men, and it is always hard to set aside pride. I think the portrayl of this feeling is accurate in the movie, especially when Boromir says: "By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe." Helllooo!! What were the Rangers for?!? They consistently, year after year, protected the lands of "folk that are heedless," in the words of Bombadil, earning only contempt and scornful names. It was wrong for Boromir to say that, yet maybe he did not know? Ok, I'm done. Whew! Thoughts and comments are, of course, always welcome. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Maybe I should have posted this 'essay' in the Books forum? Oh well! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ November 13, 2002: Message edited by: TolkienGurl ] __________________ Hopes fail. An end comes. We have only a little time to wait now. We are lost in ruin and downfall and there is no escape. -Frodo My Livejournal