[Forest]

One of my friends came into college today with an article that compared Gollum to drug users. The article said that the similarities were uncanny because of Gollum/Smeagol's behaviour when near the Ring. For example it said that the Ring is lke an addictive drug, Smeagol can't live with it, and he can't live without it. Every time he uses it, it cuts deeper into him, turning him into someone he doesn't want to be. He hurts all those around him to get close to the Ring, and the person he ends up hurting most of all in the processes, is himself.


May seem like an obvious comparison, but one I hadn't thought of before.

~Forest