On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Mark A Mandel wrote: > But unlike some, I do not see a particularly forceful Christian > symbolism in such themes as loss (Frodo's finger), giving up something > so that others may have it (Frodo's departure), or resurrection > (Gandalf). Hey! Not all of us have finished the LotR trilogy! True, I'm working my way through it (slowly), but I hadn't gotten to the finger part...*pout* Spoiler space next time, please? ****** NyteMuse "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse http://www.crowfire.com