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- From: lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA (Michael Lewchuk)
- Subject: Re: Redemption in LOTR
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:28:32 GMT
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- solovay@netcom.com (Andrew Solovay) writes:
- >In article <1h7cdeINN2ca@mirror.digex.com> dzik@access.digex.com (Joseph Dzikiewicz) writes:
- >>It occurs to me that never in Tolkien's writings is there a story of
- >>true redemption.
- >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.
- >Andrew Solovay
-
- The Dead did not seem to have much choice in the matter. The magic stone
- of Isildur bound them to their oath, and they HAD to fulfill it one way or
- another. They chose not to in life, therefore they were forced to in death.
- It was never indicated whether they were "redeemed", just that they vanished
- after fulfilling their oath.
-
- Michael Lewchuk
- lewchuk@cs.UAlberta.CA
-