I'll try a shot at some of the characters not quite mentioned yet (that much)...
Galadriel - shows us living with the consequences of our own actions (because she is pretty much living in exile) and the hope for forgiveness. She goes back to Valinor not knowing what to expect, so that is courage...
Theoden - I would have to say that he has the quality of duty. He sacrifices a lot for his people. Also he shows us how you can be "re-born," in a matter of speaking...
Treebeard - shows us tradition (not to sound like Fiddler on the Roof), and how so many things can be easily lost and forgotten. He lives in an ancient world that most people think is legend, yet he (and the other Ents) still live as if the world has not changed that much...(since loosing their Entwives, sniff)
Anyone want to take a shot at Denethor??? I believe he represents a coward... I think the problem with the world today is that it is full of too many "Denethors" and not enough "Theodens", "Aragorns", "Frodos", "Sams", and "Eowyns".
[ October 20, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]
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