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obloquy · 12-28-2001, 03:46 PM

That doesn't really hold up. If Tolkien had wanted to, or if he'd seen Tom's placement in the story as a flaw, he could have made up some history for him. He had rationalized errors away before. Tolkien specifically and intentionally let Tom's nature remain mysterious.

[ December 28, 2001: Message edited by: obloquy ]

12-28-2001, 03:46 PM	#33
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	That doesn't really hold up. If Tolkien had wanted to, or if he'd seen Tom's placement in the story as a flaw, he could have made up some history for him. He had rationalized errors away before. Tolkien specifically and intentionally let Tom's nature remain mysterious. [ December 28, 2001: Message edited by: obloquy ]