Since it's Friday, let's play the 'ask me a question' game again. And if you ask me a question, I'll ask you one in return -- if you want :) Any topic, but don't expect answers on anything too TMI or personal.
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Date: 2006-07-22 07:39 am (UTC)From:And one of Tolkien's recurring themes, as he wrote in a letter to his son Christopher, is that humanity is "soaked through with a sense of exile."
You've hit one of the things that so draws me into Tolkien's works. There's a reason I get weepy through most of the end of RotK. Frodo's journey, his suffering, and then his exile in his own home, his own land, is heartbreaking. He doesn't get a fairy tale happy ending. He gives up everything to protect what he loves, but doesn't get to enjoy what he saves.
I hope that isn't too long-winded or lame. :) It's a beautiful question, and I'm honored that you'd ask!
No, no! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer! I almost didn't ask, but I'm very glad I did.