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Before long , however\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA124","page_number":"124","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , who is angry ( with some justi- fication ) because his opposition to the Moria route was not taken ... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , if in the city [ Minas Tirith ] of those who once were wise they now speak evil of Lothlórien . \u0026quot; The\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA130","page_number":"130","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e is skeptical , and not without reason , though Aragorn rebukes him sternly for thinking ill of Galadriel . \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e is not entirely wrong in his unease . In the next scene , Galadriel comes in the evening to escort Frodo and Sam\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA133","page_number":"133","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , who has been ill at ease all along and has great difficulty focusing on any- thing but his own beleaguered Gondor , says it is \u0026quot; folly to throw away . \u0026quot; Quickly he corrects himself : \u0026quot; Folly to throw lives away , I mean\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA134","page_number":"134","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e is thinking of the Ring . No one else notes it , so the moment passes - for the present . Galadriel\u0026#39;s last goodnight to the Fellowship seems to be a close ref- erence to a passage in the New Testament . She says , \u0026quot; Sleep in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA135","page_number":"135","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e receives a golden belt , and the young hobbits belts of silver . The gift to Gimli is as- tonishing for many reasons . The assembled Elves are amazed that Gimli asks for no gift at all . \u0026quot; Hear all ye Elves ! \u0026quot; says Galadriel\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA139","page_number":"139","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e and Aragorn — can be construed psychologically as a realistic portrayal of human behavior under difficult conditions in times of stress . Or it could be simply stated , in terms familiar to readers of fairy tales , that the Ring\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA140","page_number":"140","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e bitterness and his resentment of Aragorn grow ever more ob- vious , yet there is a nobility in him too . We should not forget that Boro- mir stood fast with Aragorn at Durin\u0026#39;s Bridge when the Balrog emerged from the deep\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA141","page_number":"141","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e has been in the field without a wise commander for a long time , and his judgment is skewed . He has not had Aragorn\u0026#39;s advantage of serving under Gandalf . This , too , is pertinent to the global situation today . Teaching is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA142","page_number":"142","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , how- ever , gives him insight that he did not have before . He sees grandiosity and hubris , the overweening self - importance that proves fatal in any cre- ated being . It is not \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e reasoning that alerts Frodo to the\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA143","page_number":"143","snippet_text":"Tolkien\u0026#39;s Divine Design in The Lord of the Rings Fleming Rutledge. \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e insight and remorse frees him , but Frodo , fleeing up to Amon Hen , is still in the grip of the Ring on his finger . He sits exhausted upon the ancient seat of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA144","page_number":"144","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e and Frodo , the mysterious interplay between divine intervention and human choice is even more dramatically illustrated . Frodo becomes \u0026quot; free to choose \u0026quot; because of the intervention of \u0026quot; some other point of power . \u0026quot; 69 It is\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA145","page_number":"145","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e was also called , and in spite of everything he is also justified — meaning that what Frodo calls his \u0026quot; fall ... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e repentance is the sign that he is now beyond the power of Sauron . In Christian terms , he now\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA147","page_number":"147","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e Passing Book III opens with a powerful depiction of redemption . Aragorn finds \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e dying from a multitude of arrow wounds in the midst of a circle of slaughtered Orcs , mute testimony to the desperate battle that has taken\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA148","page_number":"148","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e dead hand and weeps , we see deeply into his kingly heart . Instead of acquiescing in \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e assessment of himself as a failure and blaming him , he takes the fault upon himself , lamenting his inadequacy . The model ruler\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA156","page_number":"156","snippet_text":"... of life . We should remember how , earlier , Aragorn refrained from killing Gollum , 14. \u0026quot; God Moves in a Mysterious Way , \u0026quot; by William Cowper ( 1774 ) . much to the dismay of \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e . Before we are 156 THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE - EARTH."},{"page_id":"PA157","page_number":"157","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e . Before we are finished , the habit of mercy will become a major narrative device . Before going on we might also note once again that the motifs of watching and waiting are prominent in the Bible . \u0026quot; Watching \u0026quot; is related to\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA160","page_number":"160","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e rebellion played a role also , which points beyond the actions of any of the participants to the transcendent \u0026quot; point of power . \u0026quot; We will be surprised by this paradox more than once as we proceed . Laughter and the Renewal of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA161","page_number":"161","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , he says , \u0026quot; He escaped in the end . \u0026quot; We know this al- ready , because of the absolution pronounced by Aragorn and the stately funeral boat ; but Gandalf s confirmation of the sinner\u0026#39;s redemption es- tablishes it beyond doubt\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA218","page_number":"218","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e . Frodo\u0026#39;s generous spirit is really quite amazing here . We should bear in mind that he knows nothing whatever of \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e repentance and valiant last battle . He re- members only the dreadful last sight of him convulsed with\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA219","page_number":"219","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e did , though he grieves deeply for his fallen brother . In several of his letters , Tolkien indicates his especial fondness for this character who came un- bidden into the tale . In fact , he goes so far as to say , \u0026quot; he\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA224","page_number":"224","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e failure into Faramir\u0026#39;s teeth , forcing him to face the overwhelming lethal reality of the Ring\u0026#39;s effect on one nearest and dearest to him . We may imagine that Faramir , hearing this , re- coils as from a blow . Where indeed\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA240","page_number":"240","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e is dead calls forth a sharp rebuke from Gandalf . Like Sam , however , Pippin is able to absorb many blows to his self- esteem . He shares another important characteristic with Sam ; they are both capable of being lifted out of\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA244","page_number":"244","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e is dead while he , Pippin , is alive . Pippin , however , has been paradoxically both chastened and ... [ \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e ] memory . . . . He died to save us , my kins- man Meriadoc and myself .... I will offer [ my service ] , in\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA247","page_number":"247","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e . If his father had loved Faramir equally , the brothers \u0026#39; tendencies would have been better distributed ; \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e would have been less aggressive and would have been better able to resist the Ring . Thus our supposedly free\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA259","page_number":"259","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e , failing to tame his aggressive nature . It is a sign of the rehabilitation of Théoden that he is able both to receive and to give manly love . Now we will watch Merry grow to fit his new role . The episode calls forth thoughts\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA272","page_number":"272","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e . \u0026quot; Once again we should re- member that this is being told from Pippin\u0026#39;s perspective , and we are meant to feel the psychological disorientation he experiences as his two father - figures go at each other . Gandalf goes on\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA324","page_number":"324","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e - who , of all the members of the Fellowship , had seen the least of Gandalf . The only example of the father - leader he had ever had was Denethor . have met before , in the rough but visionary speech 324 THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA345","page_number":"345","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e — are depicted as unbalanced in some way . It is im- portant to remember that Éowyn\u0026#39;s lust for battle and military glory was fed by her feelings of humiliation during the ascendancy of Grima Worm- tongue in Meduseld . Under his\u0026nbsp;..."},{"page_id":"PA346","page_number":"346","snippet_text":"... \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u0026#39;s\u003c/b\u003e relation to his younger brother . In Appendix A he says that \u003cb\u003eBoromir\u003c/b\u003e was Faramir\u0026#39;s \u0026quot; helper and protector \u0026quot; in childhood , and that there was \u0026quot; great love \u0026quot; between them . 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