Tolkien's theme

[Palan]

You will find many themes in Tolkien's works because it is a mythologyl; no one theme is above the others. Mythology is history in the eyes of those who have know other means of explaining it, and history is full of multiple themes. Look at the Silmarillion, the Akallebeth, and the LOTR as a somewhat complete pre-history of England through the guise of mythology. You will find references to a creation story, the coming of man and mortality (and man's associated fear of mortality); you will find a reference to many of man's falls from grace including the ever important flood story that is found throughout world mythologies (Tolkien even refers to it as Atlante: the downfallen, so very similar to Atlantis, and the faithful survive just like Noah).

OK! I am rambling. The jist of my post is that you won't find one all encompassing theme unless you consider the pre-histroy of civilisation a theme