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Carranza 1 Stone Carranza Period 1 Cabrera, Philosophy Lit January 24, 2016 Portrayal of J.R.R. Tolkien Through His Novel J.R.R. Tolkien , a english writer, Philologist, professor, and C.S. Lewis a novelist, poet and essayist has written their works in a way that portrays one major theme throughout them all. The Literary work, The Fellowship of the Ring and the philosophical work, Lewis’s Problem of Evil contains a great connection that affects in our daily lives. With power comes greediness

The Hero Cycle: Beren The Hero Cycle ties together all heros. It is a literary concept that illustrates the same pattern that almost all heros, from Beowulf to Harry Potter, follow. This cycle also connects genres, no matter how different, together in its most basic form. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, etc. However, the genre most associated to the Hero Cycle is fantasy, partly due to the Hero Cycles’ origins coming from fairy tale and old myths/epics of ancient days. Even modern fantasy has its stake

Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24) This is why men in Tolkien’s books have such a hard time handling power. For example the “nine mortal men” give in to the temptation to abuse their power and consequently they turn into wraiths, undying slaves of Sauron. Man’s heart is corrupt in Middle Earth same as it is corrupt in our world, and this is why it appears that power always corrupts when it is really just the corruption of man brought to light by the influence of power. The great “sin” here is lust

against Sauron, Elrond responds saying that the Ring, “is altogether evil” (267). The Ring was crafted with the sole purpose of evil. This is seen in the inscription on the Ring which says, “One ring to bring them all and in the darkness to bind them” (50). This script shows that the ring was created to draw other to “darkness”, which is often used to symbolize evil. While the Ring itself is evil, it is the only truly evil thing in Middle-Earth: “For noting was evil in the beginning. Even Sauron was

Bilbo and Frodo Baggins: Hobbits turned Heroes By: Connia Ren In every story, there is the hero, a man of strength, courage and swordsmanship who slays dragons and saves princesses. However, in The Hobbit you have the most unlikely, unexpected hero. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who resides in his hobbit hole and lives an ordinary and exceedingly comfortable life. You would not expect a creature of his size and stature to save kingdoms and lands. But he inevitably gains strengths and abilities

Everyone tells story. Most are about things that are not real and unnatural. Look at the Brothers Grimm. If they were alive today, they would be making a fortune because of all the movies and books there are. Jonathan Tolkien dreamt about an alternate world, with a mix of languages and songs. The stories grabbed the minds of thousands and grew an empire. The Lord of the Rings series was by far one of the most successful books series in history. The main issue in the entire series is the One Ring

invisible. Because of the difficulty Bilbo has in giving the ring away, his friend the wizard Gandalf the Grey suspects that the ring is more than it appears. Some years later, Gandalf reveals to Frodo that the ring is in fact the One Ring, forged by Sauron the Dark Lord thousands of years before to enable him to dominate and enslave all of Middle-earth. Gandalf tells Frodo that the Ring must be destroyed to defeat Sauron's evil, but he also warns him that the Enemy has learned of the Ring's whereabouts

He departs towards Buckland, but he and his companions are not alone. They encounter a mysterious Black Rider, servant to Sauron, who appears to head the same way they are. They also encounter a group of elves, who take a liking to Frodo (because of Frodo’s ability to speak the Ancient Speech) and shelter them and give Frodo advice. The trio continues their journey, but not

In a letter to one Milton Waldman, J.R.R. Tolkien explains that “myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real ' world.” As The Lord Of The Rings is, by Tolkien’s definition, a fairy-story, it would be correct to assume that it, too, contains “elements of moral and religious truth.” However, many who read Lord Of The Rings dispute the trilogy’s religious content

The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring is about the first part of Frodo and his companions’ quest to destroy the One Ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron. Before this Bilbo Baggins is planning his 111th birthday party. Long before the planning of the party Bilbo adopted Frodo Baggins, his second cousin, as his heir and Frodo went to live with Bilbo. Bilbo and Frodo live in the small town called Hobbiton in the Shire. The reason for this