[ninlaith]

Many conclusions may be made about LOTR concerning the 7 deadly sins and the heavenly virtues. However, I don't think the point of the book was to really focus on either the deadly sins or the heavenly virtues as one. I think the point was to focus on both equally. One major point that I noticed was that none of the Hobbits, until overly corrupted by the ring, showed any sign of commiting one of the deadly sins. However, right from the beginning Men, such as Boromir, immediately displayed many of these sins. Of the two that I noticed the most I noticed the heavenly virtues which for the most part appeared in Sam. So I do think the 7 deadly sins and the heavenly virtues did have an influence on Sir Tolkiens writings.