Love again...The Lord of the Rings

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 123177


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at y...> wrote:
> 
> Pippin wrote:
> It seems to me it's only a cop-out if you think there's an answer
> to the problem of evil that's not a cop-out. I mean, what kind of
> answer is throwing a magic ring into a fiery mountain?
> What made it not cheesy was that it was so difficult. I am sure
> whatever Harry is asked to do in the name of that power will not
> be easy for him.
> 
> Renee responded:
> What made it not cheesy was that it was impossible and eventually
> took an evil character and either Providence or Coincidence to be
> accomplished. I wonder if we'll get any parallel to this in the HP
> books.
> 
> vmonte now: 
> I'm guessing your talking about The Lord of the Rings? I don't 
really 
> remember the books because I read them when I was 12-years-old, 
but I 
> did see the movies last year. What I loved was how Frodo gave 
Gollum 
> a second chance, even though Sam kept warning him about Gollum's 
> loyalty. And even though Sam did turn out to be right about 
Gollum, 
> if it wasn't for Frodo, Gollum wouldn't have been around to leap 
for 
> the ring and save them all in the end. So, even though Gollum 
could 
> not escape his past or the hold the ring had over him, he still 
saved 
> Frodo. It really sounds awfully familiar to me... 
> 

Renee:
You're right; I'll add "Frodo's pity" to Providence (or coincidence, 
but I believe the former applies). So, basically, what we're having 
here is Choice and Fate working together. Is that what you meant by 
familiar?