Finally, back on Blogger, ready to inform my loyal followers of the happenings in the domain of Mr. Kain and his English class. Destiny is calling me to blog about it, therefore, I MUST!! As Mr. Kain alluded to in his blog post, Strider is drawn away from the life he desires. Why? Is it destiny?
The belief that destiny controls everything one does in their life is just silly. A person makes their decisions based on free will, not some guiding force that decides your every movement. If everyone believed that destiny was indeed the one to rule them all, many more people would be dead, and many more criminals would be walking away free. "Sorry officer, I had to kill 7 people, it was my destiny." <-- GARBAGE.
Strider does not make his decision solely on free will however, he is pushed by everyone around him to fulfill the prophecy and lead the land of Middle Earth out of the darkness and into the light. He is not destined to be the hero, he is told that he is the hero and that if he does not accept this role, all will be lost. That is a tough burden and title to say no to. Strider makes his decision to keep on keeping on with the fellowship not just to save Middle Earth, but to allow him a chance to live the life he ever so desires once the evil is disposed of.
The only thing in LoTR: Fellowship of the Ring that could even be considered some sort of guiding force is the ring. The ring influences decisions of all who hold and surround it. Frodo tries so dearly to keep the ring off of his finger, but when the Black Riders come calling, it seems to slip on without fail. The ring being on Frodo's finger gives the Black Riders an innate ability to see him; I feel the ring doesn't slip on by accident in those situations. Destiny may only play a small role in the book, free will ultimately rules.
Sometimes shooting someone, is just shooting someone.
