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What does Gollum want?

Elizabeth
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May 11 2013, 7:31am


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What does Gollum want? [In reply to] Can't Post

He wants The Precious, of course. But then what? What would he do with it? Go back to Moria or wherever and catch fish whenever? He has no ambition, no goals, beyond being restored to his Precious, as far as we know, for his whole career.

Saruman, on the other hand, was more into world domination.

So, Gollum can respond to someone pitying his poor excuse for a life, because deep down he knows what a miserable existance it was, even with The Precious in his possession. Saruman has a totally different set of goals and objectives, not to mention where he believes he belongs in the overall scheme of things. So, it's not odd at all that their response to an offer of pity is vastly different.








(This post was edited by Elizabeth on May 11 2013, 7:32am)

Subject User Time
The Scouring of the Shire Hamfast Gamgee Send a private message to Hamfast Gamgee May 8 2013, 11:17pm
    Good points Hamfast! Brethil Send a private message to Brethil May 8 2013, 11:44pm
    While I agree with Brethil's points elaen32 Send a private message to elaen32 May 9 2013, 5:22am
        That seems right to me too noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme May 9 2013, 9:30am
            Hunger, poverty, and despair CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG May 9 2013, 11:11am
                [Hope], if aroused only enraged the monster that had consumed him noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme May 9 2013, 11:36am
                    Frodo shows more pity than Mandos. Who's the better Ainu? :) // CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG May 9 2013, 11:54am
                    Pity.. elaen32 Send a private message to elaen32 May 9 2013, 3:10pm
                    To make that comparison CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG May 10 2013, 9:08pm
                        Yes, definately pride noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme May 11 2013, 6:55am
                        What does Gollum want? Elizabeth Send a private message to Elizabeth May 11 2013, 7:31am
                            Good point - maybe give Saruman few miserable centuries & he'd be more ready to be pitied // noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme May 15 2013, 5:44pm
    And about Ruffians Hamfast Gamgee Send a private message to Hamfast Gamgee May 11 2013, 10:41pm
        I know what you mean, but... noWizardme Send a private message to noWizardme May 15 2013, 1:23pm
            The ruffians may have been Half-orcs Otaku-sempai Send a private message to Otaku-sempai May 15 2013, 2:23pm
    Backed into a corner Elessar Send a private message to Elessar May 16 2013, 7:01pm
        True Yngwulff Send a private message to Yngwulff May 17 2013, 8:00am
            Two peas in a po Elessar Send a private message to Elessar May 17 2013, 12:53pm
                I like that parallel in their endings CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG May 17 2013, 1:54pm
                    I'm with ya on that Elessar Send a private message to Elessar May 17 2013, 2:45pm
                        A deep Tolkien truism. Brethil Send a private message to Brethil May 17 2013, 6:46pm
                            Hope indeed Elessar Send a private message to Elessar May 17 2013, 6:52pm
    It's all about the pipe weed wildespace Send a private message to wildespace Jun 5 2013, 2:49pm
    Scouring Dirhaval Send a private message to Dirhaval Jun 9 2013, 8:59pm

 
 
 

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