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- From: mdlcpgs@lhn.gns.cri.nz
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.tolkien
- Subject: Re: Redemption in LOTR
- Message-ID: <2b3895b8.e4c@lhn.gns.cri.nz>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 04:37:12 GMT
- Organization: Institute of Gelogical & Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand.
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- >>It occurs to me that never in Tolkien's writings is there a story of
- >>true redemption.
- >>
- >>There are tales of decent people who do evil acts that they later regret
- >>(Maedhros and some of the acts of the sons of Feanor spring to mind),
- >>but there are no tales where a person becomes evil (ie, works for
- >>Morgoth or Sauron) and later regrets it and joins the forces of
- >>goodness.
- >
- >Arguably the Dead (as in "The Paths Of", not as in "The
- >Grateful") are an example. They worshipped Sauron in the Dark
- >Years, and betrayed their oath to Gondor; yet they eventually
- >redeemed themselves and found peace.
-
- While not exactly in sevice of Sauron or Morgoth, the fate of Boromir
- is also a redemptive story in LOTR.
- Phil
-