(Piece still under construction--I think)
A fantasy-cum-pseudo-literary ideological portmanteau (aka my Muse is weird. That suits me fine.)
Presenting:
The One Ring of Green Kryptonite
(insert large chunk of text here, still being written. Though the more I read this, the more I think the explanation itself is art, and we can do without this chunk of text.)
Explanation:
The One Ring (from Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien): infused with great (evil) power, it is inextricably linked with its master Sauron. Indeed, it is a part of him in more ways than one. The ring is inevitably referred to as “precious” to all its previous and current owners, and presumably possesses a similar status in relation to its creator. To wield The One Ring is to have a (very tenuous) hold over the very forces of seething evil that the Ring embodies, but doing so exacts a tarnishing price on its wielder’s soul, for he will become like Sauron, being increasingly evil and callous.
Ring of Green Kryptonite (from DC comics): A ring with a piece of green kryptonite embedded in it, with green kryptonite being the most lethal kind of kryptonite to Superman. This ring hence provides the owner with a chance, however slim, to take down Superman via his greatest and only vulnerability—exposure to kryptonite (if you can get that close to him without being flattened first). Superman gave this ring to Batman, as an ultimate symbol of trust, knowing (I suppose) the need for checks on his nigh-godly powers, in the hope that, should he ever turn evil/go insane/etc, Batman would then possess the means to stop and, if necessary, kill Superman for the sake of the world.
And if you’re really literarily short-sighted (for shame!), I must add in this last ring to make the ideological portmanteau obvious:
The commitment/engagement/wedding ring (from real life): A ring possessing or representing a unique power that closely resembles both the powers contained in the two fictional rings above (hence, it is The One Ring of Green Kryptonite). ’nuff said.
A fantasy-cum-pseudo-literary ideological portmanteau (aka my Muse is weird. That suits me fine.)
Presenting:
The One Ring of Green Kryptonite
(insert large chunk of text here, still being written. Though the more I read this, the more I think the explanation itself is art, and we can do without this chunk of text.)
Explanation:
The One Ring (from Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien): infused with great (evil) power, it is inextricably linked with its master Sauron. Indeed, it is a part of him in more ways than one. The ring is inevitably referred to as “precious” to all its previous and current owners, and presumably possesses a similar status in relation to its creator. To wield The One Ring is to have a (very tenuous) hold over the very forces of seething evil that the Ring embodies, but doing so exacts a tarnishing price on its wielder’s soul, for he will become like Sauron, being increasingly evil and callous.
Ring of Green Kryptonite (from DC comics): A ring with a piece of green kryptonite embedded in it, with green kryptonite being the most lethal kind of kryptonite to Superman. This ring hence provides the owner with a chance, however slim, to take down Superman via his greatest and only vulnerability—exposure to kryptonite (if you can get that close to him without being flattened first). Superman gave this ring to Batman, as an ultimate symbol of trust, knowing (I suppose) the need for checks on his nigh-godly powers, in the hope that, should he ever turn evil/go insane/etc, Batman would then possess the means to stop and, if necessary, kill Superman for the sake of the world.
And if you’re really literarily short-sighted (for shame!), I must add in this last ring to make the ideological portmanteau obvious:
The commitment/engagement/wedding ring (from real life): A ring possessing or representing a unique power that closely resembles both the powers contained in the two fictional rings above (hence, it is The One Ring of Green Kryptonite). ’nuff said.
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