trees that had witnessed the first hobbits to come this way from across the Brandywine
Wonderful -- this is the sort of history that Sam would be aware of. I like the way that the trees are lightly personified there in the end -- Sam sees them as almost semi-sentient (not a surprise after his expereince). His refusal to weep in the face of this only emphasizes more strongly the extent of the destruction he's had to endure.
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Date: 2004-07-12 12:18 pm (UTC)trees that had witnessed the first hobbits to come this way from across the Brandywine
Wonderful -- this is the sort of history that Sam would be aware of. I like the way that the trees are lightly personified there in the end -- Sam sees them as almost semi-sentient (not a surprise after his expereince). His refusal to weep in the face of this only emphasizes more strongly the extent of the destruction he's had to endure.