Tolkien's Characters - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elvanui · 06-24-2003, 10:55 PM

It seems to me that the only characters Tolkien really developed in the trilogy were Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Eowyn, Denethor, Boromir, and maybe a few others. Many of them seemed kind of extraneous and without depth, ie Arwen. Is Tolkien simply inviting his readers to develop their own interpretations of the characters? (In which case, it is rather hard for people to complain so much when PJ amplifies Arwen's character a little so people care about her plight)

06-24-2003, 10:55 PM	#1
Elvanui Animated Skeleton Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In mourning for...I dare not speak of it here Posts: 26	Tolkien's Characters It seems to me that the only characters Tolkien really developed in the trilogy were Aragorn, Frodo, Sam, Eowyn, Denethor, Boromir, and maybe a few others. Many of them seemed kind of extraneous and without depth, ie Arwen. Is Tolkien simply inviting his readers to develop their own interpretations of the characters? (In which case, it is rather hard for people to complain so much when PJ amplifies Arwen's character a little so people care about her plight) __________________ Our love for this land is deeper than the deeps of the sea. Undying is our regret, yet we would cast it all away, rather than submit. What Should Be Shall Be. "we should be no less than what we are"-Tay Trefenwyd