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Gibbering Gibbet
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Oh wow, this has all given me a completely new and entirely mind-altering view of Frodo.
Gordis, you wrote: Quote:
See what I mean by mind-altering? Frodo as actually wanting on some level to be the Dark Lord of Mordor??? But really, is there any other option here, given how the Ring works and given the absence of any other explicit kind of temptation. The visions that people have motivated by the Ring are clear indications of how they imagine themselves with it on their finger: Galadriel as a queen, Sam as a Gardener, Gollum as The Gollum, Boromir leading the West to victory. But, again as Gordis points out, Frodo sees himself as the Dark Lord…which means that this vision is coming from somewhere inside. Again: wow! ![]() So now I’m realising I’m going to have to rethink the entire tale in terms of finding if or where Frodo reveals this desire. I don’t think I could or would ever condemn him for it…not having been a Ringbearer myself and all…but I mean, come on, Frodo! Visions of glory or wealth, the idea of protecting and saving the Shire, these I could understand, but the promise of sitting on the Dark Throne itself and waging war against the Free West…that’s what the Ring finds in you???????????????? [Take that you silly people who want to see Frodo as a Christ-figure!]
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