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Originally Posted by davem
The 'Goddess' is a delusion, one that can inspire, raise up (Gimli, Legolas & her own folk), but Frodo's need is different, so she has to shatter the illusion he has about her
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This seems a likely place for a final comment to this chapter of the discussion: it is well to recall that, in this unquaintly substition of the gaze (O
Fordim, where art thou?), the only injunction is "Look but don't touch."
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Originally Posted by lmp
this thread is . . . supposed to be about . . . what's in the spirit of Tolkien and what's not.
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Is that spirit as opposed to letter? And does it include parody?