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JWPlatt
Gondor
Oct 9 2012, 10:51pm
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AFAIK there is no hard rule that says an author is required to answer all the questions posed in or by a work. Do we know what happened to Ishmael, the only survivor of the Pequod?
In this case, Eru is clearly a fictionalized version of God. Tolkien has chosen to endow him with the element of unknowability that he associated with the Catholic God. Hence, we do not know what becomes of any mortals after death, beyond some vague suggestions that their spirits may spend some time in the Halls of Mandos, and beyond there may be "more than memory." That's ok with me.
The point was not that Tolkien is required to do anything, but when he does say something, it shouldn't be a specious claim that assumes he does not have the right to know Eru and other characters that he created. He can certainly do as he wishes with his own story. And although Tolkien was not required to flesh out the story of Mandos, he could have if he wanted to. We do not know simply because the words are not there to tell us. And that is all.
(This post was edited by Altaira on Oct 10 2012, 1:01am)
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Gollum's ultimate "fate"?
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CyberGhostface
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Oct 5 2012, 11:11pm
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Yes.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 6 2012, 3:59am
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great question
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dijomaja
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Oct 6 2012, 11:14am
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True, however
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elevorn
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Oct 8 2012, 1:52pm
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well, first let me say...
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weaver
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Oct 9 2012, 2:39am
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Literary Cowardice II
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JWPlatt
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Oct 9 2012, 3:24am
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Well if you have an artisticall inspiration...
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isaac
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Oct 9 2012, 2:55pm
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Fictional characters often wander off to unspecified fates.
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Elizabeth
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Oct 9 2012, 10:18pm
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Rationalizations
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JWPlatt
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Oct 9 2012, 10:51pm
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Maybe you're misinterpreting
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FarFromHome
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Oct 10 2012, 8:49am
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don't forget...
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dijomaja
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Oct 11 2012, 11:02am
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