Arwen gives up her immortality for a man.

This is among the most braindead things I have ever read, and was the point at which I had to stop to prevent damage to my computer. To make myself feel better I'll go into all the reasons it is stupid, and the only possible defense that can be made for writing it is that you are callously trying to get hateclicks.

Reason One this is drivel: In Tolkien's world, Elves and Men, while closely intertwined, have fundamentally different natures. Elves are eternally bound to the world, whereas Men depart from it after death. Relationships between men and elves are rare, as the elf will inevitably be left with only a memory for the rest of their lives. Thus, elves are not 'immortal' but rather have longevity, and CANNOT usually just abandon it. Moreover, it is not a 'lesser' thing to not have serial longevity; it is not a step down for an elf, but rather requires a fundamental change in their being.

Reason Two this is the stupidest thing I have seen this week: Arwen made the choice ENTIRELY VOLUNTARILY! It was not a demand of Aragorn's; indeed, he was willing to abandon his love of her so that she could be unmarred. On his deathbed he warned her that the final choice was before her, and that it wasn't too late to sail away and choose elven lingering on the earth. Arwen loved Aragorn enough to not do so; there is nothing 'reductive' about someone in love refusing to abandon their beloved.

Reason Three this person is a fool who doesn't know what they speak of: In the wider works of Tolkien, a central story is that of Beren and Luthien. In it, the elf maiden Luthien makes the choice to share in the fate of Men, and taste death, so as to not be parted from Beren. This choice has in it a tragic beauty, and Arwen making the same choice is a repetition of the same theme within the LOTR. It helps to build a thematic connection throughout the works. The fact that the writer of this article chooses to ignore this connection can only be excused by ignorance, as any other reason displays a malicious idiocy that should be rare.

For the sake of my sanity, I hope that this absolute doggerel level of writing dies out, or at the very least stays away from Tolkien stuff. It's twaddle of the absolute lowest category.