What scene made the biggest impression on you FROM THE BOOK? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Guinevere · 05-19-2002, 01:05 PM

Mae govannen!
I`m new here und I`ve just read all the contributions to this theme. Well, it leaves me speechless !!So many people all over the world are feeling just the same as I do!The scenes that moved me most deeply are the ones in "the choices of master Samwise" and "the tower of Cirith Ungol". Midgardsormen has already written exactly what I wanted to say about this scenes. Anyway, Sam`s faithful and devoted love for Frodo is for me one of the most touching things. No other character reveals his feelings , thoughts and inner debates so much to the reader as Sam does, therefore I can really share his emotions.
Isn`t it a strange phenomenon that this book, written more than half a century ago still rouses so much emotion and keeps on fascinating millions of people all over the world? Tolkien was a superb storyteller, when you enter his secondary world, everything he relates is true, it has "the inner consistency of reality" as Tolkien himself stated in his essay "on Fairy-stories". There I also found another interesting statement. "It is the mark of the good fairy-story, of the higher or more complete kind, that, however wild it`s events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to child or man that hears it, when the "turn" comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears, as keen as that given by any form of literary art, and having a peculiar quality."
Well, then I don`t have to be ashamed of the tears that rise in my eyes at the above stated scenes and at the departure at the Grey Havens !!

05-19-2002, 01:05 PM	#11
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Mae govannen! I`m new here und I`ve just read all the contributions to this theme. Well, it leaves me speechless !!So many people all over the world are feeling just the same as I do!The scenes that moved me most deeply are the ones in "the choices of master Samwise" and "the tower of Cirith Ungol". Midgardsormen has already written exactly what I wanted to say about this scenes. Anyway, Sam`s faithful and devoted love for Frodo is for me one of the most touching things. No other character reveals his feelings , thoughts and inner debates so much to the reader as Sam does, therefore I can really share his emotions. Isn`t it a strange phenomenon that this book, written more than half a century ago still rouses so much emotion and keeps on fascinating millions of people all over the world? Tolkien was a superb storyteller, when you enter his secondary world, everything he relates is true, it has "the inner consistency of reality" as Tolkien himself stated in his essay "on Fairy-stories". There I also found another interesting statement. "It is the mark of the good fairy-story, of the higher or more complete kind, that, however wild it`s events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to child or man that hears it, when the "turn" comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears, as keen as that given by any form of literary art, and having a peculiar quality." Well, then I don`t have to be ashamed of the tears that rise in my eyes at the above stated scenes and at the departure at the Grey Havens !! __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!