Hope and Hopelessness - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Sapphire_Flame · 11-04-2002, 11:31 AM

Very deep thoughts here. Hope really does seem to be a major driving force in the Books, as shown by the examples that you gave. It does seem like Tolkien is really trying to drive the point home that hope is really what can keep people going through tough times. And he also shows what a lack of hope can do (i.e.: Eowyn, Frodo), and how others can support us in our, er, more vulnerable times (Sam helping Frodo in Mordor). Those are just my thoughts. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

11-04-2002, 11:31 AM	#2
Sapphire_Flame Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The World That Never Was Posts: 1,232	Very deep thoughts here. Hope really does seem to be a major driving force in the Books, as shown by the examples that you gave. It does seem like Tolkien is really trying to drive the point home that hope is really what can keep people going through tough times. And he also shows what a lack of hope can do (i.e.: Eowyn, Frodo), and how others can support us in our, er, more vulnerable times (Sam helping Frodo in Mordor). Those are just my thoughts. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ The Hitchhiking Ghost