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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 1709102" data-attributes="member: 3400">Didn't change enough? He lost more than Theseus did. He didn't lose merely a father. He lost his whole previous life of tranquility in the Shire. As he put it, he saved the Shire, but not for himself. He sacrifices pretty much everything, including his health. The real severity of the injuries Frodo sustains from the Witch King and from Shelob is only seen in the book and not the movie.I don't know that I buy the argument that they can only be saved by the grace of god. Tolkien was a devout Catholic, but I don't think that's his message. He's got several in there including celebrating a good, pastoral and simple life, evil feeds on itself, and good consequences come from doing good (the mercy showed to Gollum saves the world in the end).You know, I don't think I would lump both Frankenstein and Dracula into the same boat of readability. You can see the evolution in the English novel substantially when you compare the two books as far as readability. Dracula is far easier and flows much better than Frankenstein. And I generally find Tolkien easier than either of those two. I'd actually be interested in hearing what authors are saying that there is a contract and they have to lay it out in the first chapter.</blockquote>