Can Orcs be redeemed in LOTR?
Can Orcs be redeemed in LOTR?
Aaron Thompson
David Walker
I think I need to start filtering out posts with the word "redeemed" in them.
Sebastian Cox
No.
Literal definition of Evil rape babies.
Because they were raped.
As babies. (Melkor+Noldor slaves)
And they rape everyone's babies.
So no.
Luke Lopez
Achkually
Tolkien later wrote he regretted portraying the orcs as irredeemable because it didn't mesh with him, and he suggested they might be
It's up in the air. As originally written, no, orcs are the embodiment of evil and uglyness
Gabriel Martinez
All can be redeemed through Christ.
Logan Barnes
Ironically, it was partly because of wasn't it? He was raised Catholic and was taught that everyone was redeemable.
Grayson Ward
You'll still see my 'redemption' variants every so often :^)
Connor Butler
I'm hesitant to ask but... Ironic?
Jordan Martinez
Ironic because I assumed was making a joke, but it's actually part of the truth.
Juan Taylor
Definitely. Tolkien would be the first to say that his universe was not wholly consistent, and it certainly ly wasn't "finished." As he was an adamant Christian, it's no surprise he felt uncomfortable with the idea of irredeemable evil, especially since the function and redemption of evil is such a central trope of his work.
"Many that live deserve death. And some who die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement."