Post by Náriel i Eledhwen on Jul 23, 2005 0:29:18 GMT -5
These two women warriors have much in common, from their noble birth, to disguising themselves as men.
I see them both as having emotions that they seek to hide, Eowyn is described as "cold" and "fair," I see Aravis in this same light (fair in the sense of pretty). They seem to long to be understood and treated as equals.
"She[Aravis] was proud and could be hard enough but she was true as steel." Aravis was nearly exilled from her house by her proposed marriage, and her resulting displacement and the loss of her brother, who seems to have been very dear to her, I deem as cause to distance herself from anyone and everyone.
Eowyn is forced to wait upon her fading Uncle as she watches her cousin die and Grima Wormtongue imprision her brother (book). All those she holds dear also seem to have been ripped from her hands.
Both of these women have cause to mistrust others and fear anyone who tries to befriend them.
Another similarity is when each of these characters is in harm's way someone who loves them dearly aids them. In Return of the King, Eowyn is about to be killed when Merry comes and stabs the Witchking beind the knee. As Bree and Hwin run toward the Hermit's house with Aslan chasing them Shasta turns back to help Aravis. Though both of these would be rescuers are weak they seek to help them (Eowyn and Aravis) in any way they can see/devise.
I see them both as having emotions that they seek to hide, Eowyn is described as "cold" and "fair," I see Aravis in this same light (fair in the sense of pretty). They seem to long to be understood and treated as equals.
"She[Aravis] was proud and could be hard enough but she was true as steel." Aravis was nearly exilled from her house by her proposed marriage, and her resulting displacement and the loss of her brother, who seems to have been very dear to her, I deem as cause to distance herself from anyone and everyone.
Eowyn is forced to wait upon her fading Uncle as she watches her cousin die and Grima Wormtongue imprision her brother (book). All those she holds dear also seem to have been ripped from her hands.
Both of these women have cause to mistrust others and fear anyone who tries to befriend them.
Another similarity is when each of these characters is in harm's way someone who loves them dearly aids them. In Return of the King, Eowyn is about to be killed when Merry comes and stabs the Witchking beind the knee. As Bree and Hwin run toward the Hermit's house with Aslan chasing them Shasta turns back to help Aravis. Though both of these would be rescuers are weak they seek to help them (Eowyn and Aravis) in any way they can see/devise.