Essays on J. R. R. Tolkien
When you think about heroes and heroic qualities, what do you think of? Good vs Evil, bravery, physical strength, an honorable sacrifice? Hercules or Beowulf? Stereotypical heroes and qualities. But if you look up from these classic heroes you will see what a true hero involves: Unintentional Heroism, Courage, and Loyalty. It is important for...
Earth is in its third age and serving as a prologue for his Lord of the Rings series. The popular book is widely regarded as a book for children, possibly as a result of its fantasy-like setting and common fairytale storyline of an unlikely hero, or the fact it was originally written for Tolkien’s own...
The Hobbit in and of itself was an accident. In a letter J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to W.H. Auden, he stated that, It was unhappily really meant, as far as I was conscious, as a ‘children’s story’, and as I had not learned since then, and my children were not quite old enough to correct me,...
