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Curious
Half-elven
Dec 2 2008, 8:08pm
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Would you agree that Frodo is Christ-like?
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I've certainly never claimed Frodo is Christ the way Aslan is Christ. But I do think that Frodo is Christ-like, and that he exemplifies a distinctly Christian kind of heroism modeled after the story of Christ. Frodo is, I think, saintly, although technically saints cannot exist in Tolkien's pre-Christian world.
Gandalf and Aragorn, on the other hand, each resemble other aspects of Christ -- Gandalf the Angel made flesh, and Aragorn the True King. But they, too, are Christ-like, not Christ.
I agree that Frodo is us, or the best of us, i.e., modern people. And Frodo, unlike Gandalf or Aragorn, exemplifies a kind of heroism still available to us in the modern world. We are unlikely to be born with Aragorn's gifts, or to be raised by elves, or to be in a position to match swords with evil. But, like the hobbits, we can be humble, courageous, clever, and become instruments of Providence, blessed with luck. Or at least that's the story Tolkien is selling.
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The Field of Cormallen #2: Dust in the Wind
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a.s.
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Dec 1 2008, 12:41am
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Very short answers
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sador
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Dec 1 2008, 7:54am
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eucatastrophe
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a.s.
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Dec 1 2008, 11:21am
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Well, you missed leading it
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sador
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Dec 1 2008, 11:41am
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Oh. True that. :-)
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a.s.
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Dec 1 2008, 12:16pm
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Apocalypse now
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FarFromHome
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Dec 1 2008, 7:09pm
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Definitely not re-telling
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sador
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Dec 1 2008, 10:19pm
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Everyman indeed!
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Dreamdeer
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Dec 2 2008, 3:58pm
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Would you agree that Frodo is Christ-like?
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Curious
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Dec 2 2008, 8:08pm
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He's part of the Trinity
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Darkstone
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Dec 2 2008, 8:25pm
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And while few of us
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Curious
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Dec 2 2008, 8:42pm
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Yes, but.
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a.s.
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Dec 3 2008, 12:21am
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It may not be
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Curious
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Dec 3 2008, 3:00am
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totally agree with that //
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a.s.
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Dec 3 2008, 11:09am
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But he does fail in the ultimate test
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sador
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Dec 3 2008, 7:24am
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I think the accounts of Krakatoa's eruption may be a greater influence.
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Curious
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Dec 1 2008, 10:35pm
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