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Paper #028808 ::
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A review J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers" from the "Lord of the Rings" series.
Written in 2002; 1,985 words; 1 source; MLA;
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Paper Summary:
This paper examines the theme of the forces of darkness and evil which is predominant throughout the cycle of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" series and in particular the second book "The Two Towers". It looks at how Tolkien can be easily shown to be presenting a romantic view of the world in which truth and goodness are associated with close ties to the natural world and with a lifestyle consistent with one?s own nature and with preservation of and respect for nature. It analyzes how nature is consistently portrayed as a sentient, powerful force, which needs to be cared for and respected in its own rights. Humans and the other races may take from it, of course, so long as they live in harmony with it, but those that defile it are evil. It looks at how the industrial technology which threatens the harmony of the world is consistently portrayed as the greatest possible evil, which will in time destroy (Middle) Earth.
From the Paper:
"In every way, nature in its many forms continues to be associated with the good, while the destruction of nature, and technology itself, is associated with the ill. Yet there are certain elements which may give one pause in addressing this theory. For example, Tolkien consistently refers to the way in which evil forces are employing not only Orcs (one may return to the question of the Orcs in a moment) but also wild men and barbarians. Whether it be at the battle of Helm?s Deep, or near the border of Mordor, one consistently sees the enemy as barbarous. Traditionally, in Western culture one associates barbarism with a lack of technological advancement. It may seem strange, then, that it is the barbarians in this case, the uncivilized, who hold this technology. However, that may be as much of the point as anything else. Mightn?t Tolkien be suggesting that the true barbarism is not to live in accordance with nature, but to live at odds with it? Is it truly more barbaric to live enslaved to one?s industrial mills and technology than to live peacefully upon a pastoral earth (as the hobbits do)?"
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hobbit middle earth evil nature
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