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To both Meg and Dini, and to all who read this...
Baring what i may have said in the past i can say that i do beleive in alternate interpretations, where they are valid, and LOTR can be interpreted in more ways than imaginable. I think Meg's view is highly valid, Eowyn can be seen that way, indeed emotionally she is Tolkiens most fully formed female. Faramir to is a fully realised character, which adds to the reasons i like them both. But back to the point. I have found that even my own work has been seen in ways different to my original intentions, and after hearing others opinions i can realise how my subconcious can add another layer to the story that i didn't see to begin with. I love things that have an individual meaning for each reader, like a poem or a song. I know i have my own interpretation of Tolkien that will differ from that of others, just as mine differs from that of Peter Jackson (even if it is quite similar in some regards). My understanding of the Faramir/Eowyn romance was first formed from the primary text, and consequently i have read many Tolkien interviews and extracts where he talks about his work and intentions (it may a surprize to many that the character of Faramir was not planned at all, and just seemed to walk onto the page - according to the Professor. The things one creates while writing that one did not plan can be the most fulfilling.) My interpretation seems to concur with that of the Professor, although i am the first to admit that i have not read everything there is to read, in fact far from it.
But i supose i better figure out what the point of what i am saying is. i guess it is that each person finds enjoyment in the meaning they derive from what they read, and only the most boring works can only be taken one way - Unless of course the author intends his/her meaning to be clear. Was the Professor clear in his meaning of the Eowyn/Faramir relationship? To me he was clear in one way, and to another person he may have been clear in another way. We all see that which we choose to see. And the fact that that is possible is only more credit to Mr JRR Tolkien.
And finally, to Dini, i bet if you did indeed read the passages you may find your own interpretation, after all, variety is the spice of life.
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