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02-14-2005, 07:59 PM | #1 |
Sword of Spirit
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Two Journeys...
This sort of popped into my head yesterday, and I started to post on it, but there was a power surge, and I lost it all. I haven't spent much thought on it, and it may be nothing, but here's my general idea in short:
There seems to be a striking resemblance between the voyage of the elves to Valinor and the journey of the Pilgrims/colonists to the New World (being North America.) Similarities:
Differences:
I would particularly like to point out the fact that both groups were tired enough of their old lives to completely start over. That's one very compelling reason behind the analogy, besides the ships across seas. Both the elves and the colonists were giving up on their homes. They saw no reason to stay, no good outlook for the future. They despaired and left to begin anew. Well, that's about all I have for now. Feel free to point out any flaws in my analogy, like I said, I haven't spent a lot of time developing it.
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