When I was a kid, my mom came back from church one day and said that they had a guest minister who gave a sermon saying that the truly evil character in LotRs was Gollum for succumbing to the Ring. I thought about it and realized that that was bullshit. Yes, he wasn't a great person, but the whole idea of the Ring was that eventually ANYONE would succumb; that was why it had to be destroyed. Even Frodo eventually fell to the Ring. (Which is one reason why I find the book to be so interesting; how many stories have you read where the hero, at the end, FAILS!)
And Boromir redeems himself in the only way that he could. He was one of those who truly exemplified the idea of "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Faramir could resist the lure because he was more well rounded, and thus he could see the danger that his brother could not.
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Date: 2007-12-15 06:24 pm (UTC)And Boromir redeems himself in the only way that he could. He was one of those who truly exemplified the idea of "Live by the sword, die by the sword." Faramir could resist the lure because he was more well rounded, and thus he could see the danger that his brother could not.