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The White CouncilRe: 5 Greatest Acts of HeroismTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: 5 Greatest Acts of HeroismTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Joe on April 10, 1998 at 22:32:47 In Reply to: 5 Greatest Acts of Heroism posted by Matt Datillo on April 10, 1998 at 16:34:11:
1) Frodo's choice at the breaking of the fellowship. I think at Rivendell Frodo may not have fully comprehended what he was doing. But now, after going through Moria, losing Gandalf, witnessing Galadriel's test and the temptation of Boromir and knowing that Gollum was on his tail, he knew. And his thoughts were on sparing his friends and continuing the quest! We may come to expect such things from "heroes" but from a hobbit of the Shire who was frightened by a farmer's dogs? The magnitude of the bravery of this character at this point in the story is for me almost incomprensible. It is a magical moment. 2) Shadowfax at the shattered gate of Minas Tirith. Now, given, Shadowfax is a born hero but who else beside Gandalf would stand and oppose the approaching terror? Earlier in the story we saw his speed and we saw his endurance but here we see Shadowfax! 3) Faramir's release of Frodo. This one's a little harder for me to explain (even to myself) but it does stand out for me. His brother dead, his father falling deeper into despair and Sauron marching; consider the weight of this decision! Yet he did not fall to pride like Boromir or fear like Denethor. His is the heroism of the individual. He stayed true to himself at the critical time. 4) Eowyn on the Pellonor fields. From memory (please excuse any error): "Begone foul dwimmelaik, you stand between me and my kin" . I can "feel" Eowyn's heroism in my heart. She is defending someone she loves. It is the most "human" act of heroism mentioned. 5) Bilbo abandoning the ring. What other characters having possessed it as long as he did could have done the same? Thanks Matt, I generally just lurk but your topic, at least for me, is inspiring. Joe
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