Author: Linaewen
Title: Evil and Free Will, With Examples from Lord of the Rings
Rating: G
Theme: Nonfiction
Subject: A written response to a statement about evil and free will, as it applies to characters and situations in LotR.
Type: Essay
Author's Notes: The essay is something I wrote a number of years ago, in response to a statement someone
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he may be not fully controlled by Evil, but he is at least controlled by the consequences of his original choice.
Beautifully said.
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It's interesting to me that Boromir immediately repented of his fall to temptation; if he had lived, I think he would no longer be susceptible to its call.
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Thanks for reading!
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But in the end Gollum only wanted to have the wonder of the Ring in his possession--he did not don It or seek to use Its power. So, he died with It, and in the end not even he could be completely taken by It.
Thanks so for encouraging us to think on the way in which we find ourselves giving in--and then hopefully then repudiating--evil.
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