How does Melkor get to be evil in Tolkien's Silmarillion?
There is a problem in explaining the origin of Melkor's evil nature, in the creation myth Ainulindale of The Silmarillion .
If Eru is wholly good, and if Eru was wholly responsible for creating Melkor - then Melkor's evil nature and choices must derive ultimately from Eru...
(Which apparently means that Eru is not wholly good.)
I discuss this, and some possible answers, over at the Notion Club Papers.
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