Rembrethil
Dor-Lomin
May 3 2014, 2:33pm
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I think here are a lot of things that could be pointed to as 'wrong' in Túrin's childhood. His plain speaking mother who seems to nurture a precocity within him, but then she seems to neglect to give him the answers and wisdom he needs to cope with such a matter-of-fact existence. It's like he is given a gun, told how it works, then left to become a marksman by himself. Morwen seems to be wise and collected, but it seems like a developed skill that Túrin emulates, but cannot master because she will not teach him her experiences. So when she clams up after her daughter's death Túrin is left alone to ponder the theatrics of his father, and I passivity of his mother. What does he do? Cry or seal away his emotions?
Then you have his father. A happy man, given to song and laughter, but not near enough to inspire Túrin out of the reserved mood he has learned from his mother. He has the ability to show his son the poetry and wonder in the world, but seems too focused on the future and his personal vendetta against Morgoth. He has a great big-picture outlook, making him a superior counsellor and tactician, but the mundane is lost. He does seem to be the outgoing parent in this relationship, but he could by reason of abscence, fill the reserved parent's shoes, so Túrin learns his mirth,(or lack of it) from the caring parent, Morwen.
So Túrin seems to a conflicted hybrid of his parents, but without the unique characteristics or qualifications of either. He really seems to vacillate between the hot tempered strength of Húrin and the quietly reserved solidity of Morwen, without understanding to mechanics or purpose of either. Maybe his is why he makes so many mistakes? He follows another's example without comprehending the factors and circumstances at play?
Call me Rem, and remember, not all who ramble are lost...Uh...where was I?
(This post was edited by Rembrethil on May 3 2014, 2:41pm)
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