Was Boromir a mistake? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Haelothiel · 02-18-2003, 07:05 PM

I don't believe that Boromir was a mistake. He was a turning point in the story. As many other people have stated, there is no telling what would have happened if Faramir and not Boromir had become part of the Fellowship. I believe that Boromir truly brought home to us the power of the ring: one of the Fellowship would try to take it. As someone else said, he was the most human person in the Fellowship, and he made a mistake but he redeemed himself. Boromir is one of my favorite characters because he made that mistake, but he had the strength of will to redeem himself with his life.

02-18-2003, 07:05 PM	#15
Haelothiel Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bree Posts: 27	I don't believe that Boromir was a mistake. He was a turning point in the story. As many other people have stated, there is no telling what would have happened if Faramir and not Boromir had become part of the Fellowship. I believe that Boromir truly brought home to us the power of the ring: one of the Fellowship would try to take it. As someone else said, he was the most human person in the Fellowship, and he made a mistake but he redeemed himself. Boromir is one of my favorite characters because he made that mistake, but he had the strength of will to redeem himself with his life. __________________ "Ford! there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out!"