Re-reading Tolkien

[Rosmerta]

Anne wrote: Do you think that may have something to do with the
> fact that we never see Sauron on-screen? 

Oh, yes, I agree with this completely. I think the difference between 
them (i.e., Voldie and Sauron) is a matter of scope. Even as 
Voldemort was being reborn in the end of GoF (a pretty neat trick 
after all), we see all his major shortcomings as a (hate to use this 
word but...) person. You can't take over the universe and obsess on 
one 14-yr-old at the same time. Sauron, on the other hand, is just a 
force. There's no person there. As awful as a person can be (i.e., 
Voldemort), s/he is still a person and therefore relatable to-able. A 
Lidless Eye that wants to destroy life, on the other hand, doesn't 
make any kind of personal missteps that make Voldemort seem almost 
endearing by comparison. 

Anne wrote: Anne (who absolutely loves her Tolkien, even if his
> jokes aren't as good as JKR's)

~Rosmerta, who's finding she feels the same way, even after a 20-year 
hiatus. 
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