The Power of Women in the Rings Trilogy, Three Novels by J. R. R. Tolkien
Women have often been the center of debate within Tolkien‘s trilogy, as they appear very sparsely and only for short amounts of time and interaction. However, the women shown so far are not simply the owner of a tavern or a field hand but instead elven ladies and wives of powerful beings in Middle-earth and have been shown to rival the power of their male counterparts in more than one instance. Not all influence the hobbits and their quest permanently,…...
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The Use of Invisibility in the Hobbit, a Novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
Throughout Tolkien’s The Hobbit, there are many instances of liminality the secret entrance to the Mountain is a door made of rock that is a wall until the correct moment the key is inserted. The opening is also part of the outside and inside; it is both above ground and underground. The tunnel the company becomes trapped in is a liminal space because it is both a passage and a cave these instances of liminality are important because Tolkien uses…...
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
The fully-formed fellows finally begin their journey towards the fires of Mount Doom but must first cross a formidable mountain known as Caradhras. The company believes it can cross without much trouble but Gandalf suggests traveling through it by going through Moria, a series of underground tunnels formerly used as mines. Aragorn adamantly refuses due to the evil reputation that surrounds moria and specifically calls out Gandalf, saying that is too dangerous for him to be in Moria. However, after…...
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Corruption of Power in The Fellowship of the Ring
As civilizations of men arose from primitive lifestyles thousands of years ago, so arose the need for structure. a government — a leader. A leader, once he ascends in these civilizations, thus acquired power power is something that all men have craved from the beginning of this advancement into societies of greed and feudalism and has continued to corrupt kings and emperors, and warriors throughout history. History then inspired literature Macbeth, Animal Farm, and The Great Gatsby, all classic literature,…...
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Bilbo’s Motivation of Desire in the Novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
In the novel, The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien, the protagonist is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is a hobbit, which is from a race of small, chubby people with furry toes Hobbits are about half the size of humans. In this novel, all of the characters are driven by their motivation to achieve what they need, Bilbo is driven by the motivation of desire, Bilbo’s motivation in the novel is desire because he was trying to get back his lost…...
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My Favourite Book – The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
I cannot imagine life without books. Books play an essential part of our lives. Not just books, but the reading that is important. From reading, we have the ability to imagine the words in our mind, thus expanding our imagination. There are a lot of interesting things we read and from reading them we learn more. Books are our teachers, advisors, imagination, and most importantly our friends. To be honest, I did not like reading books until high school. Most…...
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