June 13, 2005
The Sisterhood of the Ring
I gave my best friend a friendship ring last weekend, and myself a matching one--big, glorious plastic rings, painted with flowers. I didn't really think of the implications until later, for instance, the idea of renewing friendship ties and vowing never to part. (Oh, boy, I'll bet she's nervous now.) Anyway, it was great fun, and it made me think of the following:
Ever wonder what the Fellowship of the Ring would be like were it composed of women instead of men? Here are some thoughts.
1) Everyone in the fellowship would have her own (preferably matching) ring. Could the men not predict that there would be constant fighting with only one?
2) Women would not have let the nine rings be scattered in the first place. Nor would they have let the one true ring fall into the wrong hands. Anyone ever hear of a jewelry box?
3) Women would not be afraid to tell their friends to get their ring resized so they wouldn't have to wear it in a chain around their neck.
4) Women, unlike Frodo, would not shun other people trying to help them bear their burden. "Take it! Take the damn ring!" they'd cry, if it got too heavy.
And,
5) The women's rings would not reflect gruesome scenes of war and dismemberment, but the faces of their friends. They would be mirrors of solidarity.
I hope my friend will wear her plastic ring with pride. I will mine.
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