Essay about J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

Lord Acton once said, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." He was probably referring to the powerful kings and queens who held power over many people. But, we could see how power is something many of the characters in Tolkien's story are trying to have and hold onto in some form or another. In The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien tells us a story about Frodo Baggins who is ordered by Gandalf to destroy the powerful ring discovered accidentally by his older cousin, Bilbo. Like the rest of the hobbits, Frodo has lived quite peacefully and well, not having to worry about how dark and dreary the rest of Middle Earth was becoming under Sauron's growing power. Now, Frodo,

How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.

Lord of the Rings written by J. R. R. Tolkien first published in 1954. This fantastic book became more and more famous when it adapted into screenplay by Peter Jackson in 2001. This work constitute a perfect background for international theories. For example, some scholars perceive the movie as liberalist and some as realist. The greens embrace the movie since trees literally go into war and some feminists also embrace the movie since Eowyn killed the Lord of the Nazgul by declaring “I am no man” (Jackson, 2003)

For years, people of all ages have enjoyed “The Hobbit,” by J.R.R. Tolkien, causing a debate over whether or not this novel should be defined as a ‘children’s book.’ After all, it contains many stereotypes of a children’s book, including moral lessons and character growth, yet, avid fans debate that it includes depth and darkness that heighten it to the level of adults. In the end, does it really matter how people view it from the outside? What might otherwise be important is the content it contains. Bilbo Baggins, a small character who goes on huge adventures; someone who has become known throughout the fantasy world and has left a footprint bigger than a giant’s. However, this seems like an awfully large reputation for somebody who seems so meek and homely towards the beginning of his journey. Luckily, over the course of his pilgrimage to the Lonely Mountain, he grows in ways that have enabled this persona. Not only does he learn about the world he lives in, but he also becomes more courageous and mature throughout the journey as well. This in total transforms him from the weak link of his traveling company, into the person who become invaluable to finding peace and closure from their quest.

The key question of this paper is: why did J.R.R. Tolkien decide to use European mythology as a basis for his own writings and mythology? The first aspect of this question is tied to the fact that he fixated on European mythology, which set the trend for many fantasy writers to look toward these myths and largely ignore the myths of other cultures and societies. Part of the decision to focus on these myths appears to stem from the desire to have his mythology seamlessly belong within the pantheon of myths which had already existed in Europe. The second aspect of this question is Tolkien’s choice to use myths at all which this paper hypothesizes was due to his desire to create an understandable and accessible mythology for his readers. Most scholars agree that his decision stemmed from what Humphrey Carpenter suggested was that Tolkien desired to “create a mythology for England” (97). This is also why he largely favored Norse mythology and the epic, Beowulf. The third aspect to consider is that he wanted the writings to be recognizable to those in Europe as a country’s mythology and not just simply as another piece of fantasy

A Fantasy film is a genre with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Hobbit: An unexpected journey Directed by: Peter Jackson, is a fantasy film and according to this definition of Fantasy that is exactly what this film is. Myself personally i'm not really into fantasy and books and movies with magic, goblins, and dragons it just does not appeal to me, but honestly this movie was actually very good. I liked how there were so many different characters, and a lot of action.

A Paper on the Complete Awesomeness of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Tolkien tells us as a boy that he loved to rewrite and rethink Norse and Greek mythology in his own manifestations. Possibly what Tolkien is most praised for is fantastic mastery of language. He created two languages for his imaginary race of elves, and they both came from one central language that was derived from the fake history of the story. This fact gives the languages an incredible sense of realism.

In the “Fellowship of the Ring” written by J.R.R. Tolkien and it reveals a new world of elves, magic, men, dwarves, hobbits, and other unworldly creatures. Middle Earth is the name of the lands every creature inhabits, and like our world, it is divided up and has different realms of elves, dwarves, men and so forth. Much to my surprise I enjoyed the book and found it was very intriguing. While I was reading further into the book I became more drawn into the plot and main characters. The “Fellowship of the Ring” is part of a trilogy and I would enjoy reading the other two books in the series.

Sometimes if an author keeps bugging the editor about their book they will reject it. Acquisition editors read hundreds and hundreds of manuscripts and they don’t have time for an impatient author. A yes to an author's book takes time W. Terry Whalin said that one of her books took a year to convince a team to publish it. Almost all books get rejected at least once on their way to being published. The first Harry potter book was rejected by many publishing houses before someone signed it on. Acquisition editors reject all kinds of a book some even become top sellers when they do get published, but the editors have their reasons for the decline. Luckily there was one acquisition editor that saw the beauty that is Harry

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings depicts one of the great examples of why people love the genre of fiction. In fiction, authors do everything for a reason; something small, seeming insignificant could be adding shape and life to the story. Fiction opens up the reader’s mind to new ideas and expands their imagination through fantasies. Authors write stories for many reasons, but the reader can interpret the story however they want making it even more meaningful. Tolkien’s main aspect in The Lord of the Rings is his creation of a whole other world full of adventure that takes the reader away from reality while reading.

However, Tolkien almost singlehandedly changed the minds of critics who thought this way when he wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Through the depth and intensity of his fantasy, Tolkien changed the world’s perspective on the genre, clearing the way for future authors to write respected fantasy. Like all successful authors, he has a story of inspiration. As an Old English professor at Oxford, Tolkien would help read the School Certificate papers. One day, he turned to a page of one of the papers, and he found, “One of the candidates had mercifully left one of the pages with no writing on it (which is the best thing that can possibly happen to an examiner) and I wrote on it: ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (Willett 5-6). Naturally, as a creative person, Tolkien wanted to find out what a hobbit was, and the seed that would grow into The Hobbit was born. Like a lot of authors, Tolkien didn’t write his story all at once; he took breaks. His first attempt didn’t even get past the first chapter! A few years later, he got all the way to the death of Smaug, but then he dropped it again. He would occasionally send it to friends, and one day, a former student of his asked for it, and she mentioned it to a member of the publishing staff at George Allen

Tolkien uses literary devices to add depth to the world of Middle Earth. Tolkien uses Biblical allusion abundantly throughout the series. He also uses similes in various sections of the series to help connect the reader to the fantasy world. Personification is used as Tolkien describes many different aspects about the land of Middle Earth. The Lord of the Rings is filled with different examples of irony, especially situational irony. Tolkien uses figurative language in the series to more elegantly describe different scenarios. Tolkien also uses poetic justice in the series to provide the readers with proper conclusions. Tolkien tell his story The Lord of the Rings from the perspective of an omniscient narrator, so that the reader is able to know how certain events will unfold. Throughout The Lord of the Rings series, Tolkien uses these various literary devices to add depth to Middle

Don't judge a book by its cover. This famous phrase can very well be applied to the hobbit a small human like creature that goes along with 13 dwarves and a wizard. The wizard, Gandalf, has total faith in the little hobbit knowing full well that when the time comes he will serve the dwarves quite well. He does this with the help of a ring that makes him invisible. He saves the dwarves from evil spiders that wish to eat them. Uses it to help them escape the clutches of elves that would keep them in their clutches for some time. And to find out the weakness of an evil dragon bent on destroying all those opposing him. Our little hobbit friend is quite an extraordinary little fellow compared

I would like to conclude by saying that this novel The Lord of the Rings has inspired many spin off works, including several games as well.The enormous popularity of Tolkien’s epic saga has greatly expanded the demand for fantay novels, largely thanks to the Lord of the Rings. It is an an extraordinary work, grandly conceived, brilliantly executed and wildly entertaining novel of Tolkien .In the whole novel we see that it 's a hobbit 's dream, a wizard 's delight. And, of course, it 's only the beginning.The language used in this novel is very simple and easy to understand by people. In short this novel has won the hearts of many .This novel is a must read. I see this novel as a near perfect: It 's one of the best fantasy novel ever written. The story just revolves around the Ring which is created by a Dark lord, Sauron.It has brought the supernaturalism in such a way that we could clearly make out where is the supernaturalism used.