Re-reading the Lord of the Rings, Chapter 18
The difference between Rivendell and Lothlórien is that Rivendell is kept in such a state as to allow the Elves to be as they wish, whereas Lothlórien encaptures the idea of how the Elves would wish the world to be.
And although no man finds anything amiss in it, it's not the kind of world that man himself creates.
The important points of this chapter are fragility, determination and sensitivity, clear and commanding impressions, an authority of the world as to a child. The determination is that of Galadriel and the fragility is high-lighted in the Orc raid, as well as in the crossing of the Silverlode and in the blindfolding of the Company.
It is essential that the reader has been accustomed to the cool of the water and the swaying of the leaves before he comes to Cerin Amroth and it is essential that he goes there before he enters the green city, for the meaning of the presence of the Elves is not in the present alone, and Aragorn serves to double this sentiment in personalised shape.
It's all orchestrated lightly and at the same time thoroughly.
And although no man finds anything amiss in it, it's not the kind of world that man himself creates.
The important points of this chapter are fragility, determination and sensitivity, clear and commanding impressions, an authority of the world as to a child. The determination is that of Galadriel and the fragility is high-lighted in the Orc raid, as well as in the crossing of the Silverlode and in the blindfolding of the Company.
It is essential that the reader has been accustomed to the cool of the water and the swaying of the leaves before he comes to Cerin Amroth and it is essential that he goes there before he enters the green city, for the meaning of the presence of the Elves is not in the present alone, and Aragorn serves to double this sentiment in personalised shape.
It's all orchestrated lightly and at the same time thoroughly.
Eingetragen Am/um
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