Tolkien, Philosophy, and Jokes (Dr. Peter Kreeft) | Ep. 292
Pints With Aquinas
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I Love Tom Bombedill Distinctive
There is no explanation for tom baberille. He's not an allegory for anything. And if you try to explain him, all the explanations fail. I don't think any author really understands completely where his ideas come from or where his characters come from. They just bubble up. If they come from the conscious mind, then they're they're either moralistic or allegorical. You control them. It took me almost 20 years to let the characters develop themselves and tell me who they were. Any attempt to manipulate them is obviously going to fail. The first time i though s being some one was playing a prank on me. I didn't understand that. I thought it was st
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