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> Contrast to Lord of the Rings' assault on marriage, where wearing the ring makes you invisible and slowly fade into nothingness, "like butter being scraped o
by johnchristopher 3y ago
> Contrast to Lord of the Rings' assault on marriage, where wearing the ring makes you invisible and slowly fade into nothingness, "like butter being scraped over too much bread".
Wait, what ? Eh...
- tigerlily 3y agoWell, I think that's ostensible, as any reading of the author's biography can attest.
- rndmwlk 3y agoI couldn't disagree more. You can easily twist his letters to his son to create this narrative. If you read it as a whole his message isn't at all anti-marriage, he was a devout Christian who believed wholeheartedly in marriage. His message was that marriage takes sacrifice, faith, and a conscious effort (in his opinion specifically on the side of the man). It's a bit Kierkegaardian.
- johnchristopher 3y agoWell, when it's put like that ^^. It's just that I never thought about it in that way, that outlook took me by surprise :). I read the Howard Carter biography more than 25 years ago and I don't remember much about that aspect, I was more geeking about lotr at that time than Tolkien's opinions.
- sdwr 3y agoGollum is what really sells me on LotR being about marraige. He's a caricature of a woman hungry for commitment. I've seen the "gollum look" a few times in real life, and they captured it pretty damn accurately in the movies (more monstrous ofc)...
- sebzim4500 3y agoI'm not sure if you are trolling, but these comments are telling us far more about you than they are about LotR, Tolkien or women.
- jstarfish 3y ago[dead]