Gollum's Purpose/Motives (To Stir Things Up) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

enep · 02-08-2001, 01:09 AM

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Mostly because of the apparent slackness <img src=wink.gif ALT="

"> in posting, I've decided to spark a conversation. It will probably languish into oblivion after a few posts; but try and keep it going.

Gollum: What were his overall motives? If he regained the ring, what would he do (I remember him saying something to the effect of "Yesss, we'll make them all pay, Preciousss" or something. But if his motive was domination, power, why did he creep into the Misty Mountains in the first place? If he was running from his family, why didn't he use the ring to control them? Or rather, "make them pay?" If he was weary of the world, why didn't he throw himself away? What was his purpose, his motive? (Not looking from a literary perspective i.e. his purpose in the novel) Please reply. Infact, reply a few times. And establish a strange opinion that we can argue about. Heh heh <img src=devil.gif ALT=":evil">

- enep</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000041>enep</A> at: 2/8/01 2:14:57 am

02-08-2001, 01:09 AM	#1
enep The Ghastly Leprechaun Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 406	Gollum's Purpose/Motives (To Stir Things Up) <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 242</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Mostly because of the apparent slackness <img src=wink.gif ALT=""> in posting, I've decided to spark a conversation. It will probably languish into oblivion after a few posts; but try and keep it going. Gollum: What were his overall motives? If he regained the ring, what would he do (I remember him saying something to the effect of "Yesss, we'll make them all pay, Preciousss" or something. But if his motive was domination, power, why did he creep into the Misty Mountains in the first place? If he was running from his family, why didn't he use the ring to control them? Or rather, "make them pay?" If he was weary of the world, why didn't he throw himself away? What was his purpose, his motive? (Not looking from a literary perspective i.e. his purpose in the novel) Please reply. Infact, reply a few times. And establish a strange opinion that we can argue about. Heh heh <img src=devil.gif ALT=":evil"> - enep</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000041>enep</A> at: 2/8/01 2:14:57 am __________________ - enep

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