Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lithium on 2006-01-18 at 04:01:24
so then, well i didnt make it up. however frodo was kind of a freak. =/ with all the ring and stuff.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Staredit.Net Essence on 2006-01-18 at 17:22:45
Have you even read the books? *Sigh*
The ring is pure evil. It only wishes to get back to it's master (Sauron) The ring is basically HIM, but not. The ring makes Frodo go crazy, and makes him try to put it on, so the Nazgul (9 mortal men doomed to die) can search it out since they feel it's presence when it's "activated"
You guys need to catch up with LOTR..
The ring is pure evil. It only wishes to get back to it's master (Sauron) The ring is basically HIM, but not. The ring makes Frodo go crazy, and makes him try to put it on, so the Nazgul (9 mortal men doomed to die) can search it out since they feel it's presence when it's "activated"
You guys need to catch up with LOTR..
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Doodan on 2006-01-18 at 19:46:01
Even if something wasn't meant to be interpreted a certain way, that won't stop most people who are looking for a deeper meaning.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Lithium on 2006-01-18 at 20:15:11
the nazguls cant really be destroyed, unless the RING itself is destroyed.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Wilhelm on 2006-01-19 at 02:48:56
Kellimus, I have read The Lord Of The Rings twice AND The Silmarillion. I know the sources of the lore of Middle Earth, and I know the rings as well. There ARE metaphors in The Lord Of The Rings, for example, the end, where Frodo sails to Valinor (though I doubt you even know what that is). It's basically a metaphor for "And Frodo went off and he died". I know all about Sauron corrupting Numenor, then Eru took action against the men of the West for violating the ban of the Valar, and Numenor was destroyed. Sauron thence lost his ability to "ever take a form that would fair to the eyes of men". I know about Celebrimbor forging the three Great Rings, etc. You're not contributing anything to the discusssion by repeating something that we've already read.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by The_Crackhead on 2006-01-29 at 22:24:49
QUOTE(HorroR @ Jan 16 2006, 12:22 PM)
Hell we should do it in Children's cartoons next. We can make Gangsta Blues Clues, and Fairly Pimparents.
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by Syphon on 2006-01-30 at 12:30:14
QUOTE(Kow @ Jan 17 2006, 03:00 PM)
Drug dealers don't use their drug, hence Sauron isn't swayed by the ring.
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Yes they do, they jsut don't use their own supply. Experience gained froma life lived with dealers everywhere.
QUOTE(Wilhelm @ Jan 18 2006, 12:49 AM)
There's a difference between allegory and metaphor. An allegory is an entire piece of fiction thatg represents a different event. A metaphor is taking an object and representing it with a different object that is intentionally suggestive of it. An allegory would be "The Lord Of The Rings is the story of World War 1", with characters/areas/magics/etc. representing the countries/leaders/weapons/etc. The Lord of The Rings is not without metaphors. The ending where Frodo sails to Valinor is essentially "Frodo died", but written in an immensely poetic manner. But I did not say the Lord of The Rings is an allegory for a drug addiction, I didn't even say The Ring IS a metaphor, but I am suggesting this as a plausible interpretation. This is a discussion on The Ring itself. This theory, as noted in the start, is from a friend.
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I concur! Lord of the Rigns is definantly heavily influenced in the metaphorical tone, even if His Holiness J.R.R Tolkien didn't want it to be taken that way he wrote it in that way, maybe subconciously but whatever. He did it.
QUOTE(Doodan @ Jan 18 2006, 07:46 PM)
Even if something wasn't meant to be interpreted a certain way, that won't stop most people who are looking for a deeper meaning.
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<3 Doodan.