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littlemanpoet · 02-07-2002, 08:46 PM

Hmm...

- You could claim LOTR as a first rate work of twentieth century literature (monstrously huge topic but plenty of available research material)

or

- You could show the important APPLICATIONS (not allegory) of LOTR to modern life such as liberty versus totalitarianism in the Scouring of the Shire -

or

- the significance of the Ring as an application regarding - you name it - money and politics and power - etc.

or

- racism, using the Dwarves as a type of the Jews (that's straight from Tolkien - see his letters), elves versus dwarves, men versus both, the application of hobbits in that entire mix, etc.

all kinds of fun stuff.

02-07-2002, 08:46 PM	#5
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Hmm... - You could claim LOTR as a first rate work of twentieth century literature (monstrously huge topic but plenty of available research material) or - You could show the important APPLICATIONS (not allegory) of LOTR to modern life such as liberty versus totalitarianism in the Scouring of the Shire - or - the significance of the Ring as an application regarding - you name it - money and politics and power - etc. or - racism, using the Dwarves as a type of the Jews (that's straight from Tolkien - see his letters), elves versus dwarves, men versus both, the application of hobbits in that entire mix, etc. all kinds of fun stuff.