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[eowynofithilien]

This is an essay I wrote which I am reposting because this is my journal and I can. This is pretty much what I do with my day besides researching the Gaza conflict (I went for that internship after all) and watching gobs of Battlestar Galactica (new goal in life: to be Starbuck). Originally posted elsewhere

Comments

[smor]

I know it's been awhile since I stopped by here, but I have to say, I love your analysis of this. I never really stopped to think too much about how Tolkien's war experience would have shaped his writings, and particularly in regards to Faramir vs. Denethor (though I did know that Tolkien considered Faramir to be most like him). But it all makes perfect sense to me. And while I'm not really a history buff at all, you're kind of making me want to learn more about it.

[balrogthane]

Really great essay! Like SMOR, I've always known that Tolkien was in WWI, but I never considered just how that would affect him-- I just thought "Oh, he'd be more serious from seeing his friends die" and moved on from there. But this makes perfect sense.