Odo Banks wrote:
I never thought of that until Eldorion seemed to take umbrage a little... Mind you, this is no citicism of Eldorion.
I'm glad it's not criticism, but I do apologize if I was too assertive earlier. I didn't think I was, though the quote (in fact all of Letter 210) is rather strongly worded. That's sort of the point though: it illustrates Tolkien's feelings on the matter.
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I respect her because she is always on the look out for Tolkien Heathens.
...I'm a guy.
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And it might be people like me she needs to be most wary of; what with me worming my way into discussions, a simple hobbit fom Rushock Bog (but you can't know that!), saying un-Purist things at times. Hey! I understand her fears. After all, I purport to be something of a Purist myself, but then I go off and join with all you suggesters-that-change-is-sometimes-okay type people. For me this cavorting is just an intelllectual adventure (promise!), but nonetheless I 'am' consorting with the enemy! I can see my behavior would make any true Purist suspicious! You see, it's easier with you GB, you're Heathenism is more out in the open and therefore easier to combat.
I think everyone agrees that change is sometimes necessary; the good debating is about how much change is necessary and for what purposes. I take a fairly minimalist stance on the matter, advocating change only when necessary to adapt the story to a new medium. Others of course advocate or at least accept change for many other reasons. I'm not as partisan as some I've seen though and I think it's great to have people like you, Odo, who flit back and forth between sides and challenge the ideas and assumptions of both. It makes things much more interesting and brings a perspective we wouldn't necessarily have any other way.
Not that I mean to offend anyone of course, I'm just amused.
