Why does that elf lady have to give up her immortal life to be with Aragorn? I mean, what guy wouldn't love it if their wife never got old?
Um.....I'm gonna say it's because that's how the book was written....but I could be wrong. :)
Well..she actually could still live forever. She just couldn't sale to the undying lands where all the immortals live happily forever, she'd just live in Middle Earth with all the men. She could also lay herself down to die whenever she wanted to, she was allowed that choice. I think that's right.
yeah the guys would love it but what about her? she'd watch the guy she'd love get old and die and she'd still be there with other guys. and wouldn't that make you insecure. you're woman still looks hot and you're old and gray.
it would make me feel like a pimp! an old, nasty pimp!
it's weird, but I heard that a lot of the story of Lord of the Rings relates somewhat to the Bible. Supposedly Tolkien wanted to re-write the ideas of the Bible in a non-religious way.
Perhaps her giving up her eternal life was supposed to be similar to Jesus? That is, of course, except for the most important factors like the actual value of Jesus' life and reason/need for his sacrifice. False Religion is stupid. It always misses the point.
yeah....old age is gross....wasn't sickness & death enough?..why'd adam & eve have to throw flappy wrinkled flesh & dentures into the imperfection curse too...so incosiderate
HAHAHA!! yeah you totally wouldn't have to leave your wife for a younger chick then, it would be great...