ForthDauntless3
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In Episode 170 [I've gotten out of sync again. :-(], the class discussed the events in which Gaffer Gamgee grumpily dismisses the Black Rider asking for news of Baggins. In my head canon, the Gaffer follows, "Good night to you" by shutting his door in the astonished Rider's face.
In the discussion, we noted how unusual it was for the hobbits to take such little hurt from the influence of the Riders. Indeed, many seem barely to notice their effects, other than the obvious peculiarities of their dress and mode of speech. This astonishing resilience to the evil of the Riders reminds me of another character who shut his door in the face of a power much too great for him.
While it would be rash indeed to take the comparison too far, this parallel between the Gaffer and Fëanor does seem to support the notion that the Gaffer is a person of quite some importance. ;-)
In the discussion, we noted how unusual it was for the hobbits to take such little hurt from the influence of the Riders. Indeed, many seem barely to notice their effects, other than the obvious peculiarities of their dress and mode of speech. This astonishing resilience to the evil of the Riders reminds me of another character who shut his door in the face of a power much too great for him.
While it would be rash indeed to take the comparison too far, this parallel between the Gaffer and Fëanor does seem to support the notion that the Gaffer is a person of quite some importance. ;-)
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