As for Feanor in the Halls and in life...the scenes in Middle-earth I wanted to show his gradual descent into madness. I do not believe that he was "all there" at this point in his life...and with good reason.
No, I don't believe that Feanaro was "all there" at that point either. I see him as much too rational and practical to have made so many reckless and down-right pointless choices, if he were 100% himself. What shocks me is that none of his sons (or all of them) had the courage to stand up to him and maybe try to bring him back from his descent into madness. True, he was not one to stand up against and the speed with which the events were unfolding did not leave much room for looking after one's mad father, but...
Of course, the PoV is complex because he is looking back and so is aware of his madness.
I think that this is what I love most about this story. I'm so impressed by the clarity with which he looks back at himself and how he openly admits that he was, indeed, afraid, out of control and more than a little mad.
I do want to read and write about a... power struggle between dark!hot Namo and bright!hot Feanaro. I think a challenge is just what I need, especially since I'm going to have more spare time from next week on until well after New Year's Eve. So, by all means, challenge me!
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Date: 2006-12-21 09:49 am (UTC)No, I don't believe that Feanaro was "all there" at that point either. I see him as much too rational and practical to have made so many reckless and down-right pointless choices, if he were 100% himself. What shocks me is that none of his sons (or all of them) had the courage to stand up to him and maybe try to bring him back from his descent into madness. True, he was not one to stand up against and the speed with which the events were unfolding did not leave much room for looking after one's mad father, but...
Of course, the PoV is complex because he is looking back and so is aware of his madness.
I think that this is what I love most about this story. I'm so impressed by the clarity with which he looks back at himself and how he openly admits that he was, indeed, afraid, out of control and more than a little mad.
I do want to read and write about a... power struggle between dark!hot Namo and bright!hot Feanaro. I think a challenge is just what I need, especially since I'm going to have more spare time from next week on until well after New Year's Eve. So, by all means, challenge me!