Compare And Contrast The Two Towers
November 23, 2004
The two towers
Did you ever have a goal? Everybody has goals, and there are a lot of things that help to reach these goals. Loyalty and friendship are really important goals in Lord of the Rings, written by J.R.R. Tolkien in1955. This work of literature is related to the time period when it was written. Tolkien compares World War Two to the war in the story and Hitler to Sauron. Furthermore, he reflects his own experiences of war in the character of Frodo. Lord of the Rings is a story about the journey on which the main character Frodo goes to destroy the ring. In the Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien shows his readers how important loyalty and friendship are in reaching goals by using themes, symbols, and personification. To begin with, the themes used in the story show how people can come together and help each other. One big theme is the priority of friendship. For Sam, friendship means absolute devotion to another person Sam more than one time risks everything to save Frodo's life. For example, he saves Frodo when Nazgul comes. Another theme is desperation and helplessness. The physical force of evil becomes heavier for Frodo on his journey. Frodo needs the help of his friend Sam. In addition, the war is a theme because it affects them all and the only chance to win …show more content…
It is used to show loyalty and friendship in the different groups. For example, the trees are personified. They are alive and can talk. They catch Merry and Pippin, and in the end, they fight with the others. It shows their loyalty to the people and that they are friends with them. That's why the trees tried to help the people and save their lives, even though they first didn't want to fight. Finally they realized that the war affects them all; even the trees in the woods had been attacked by Sauron, and that the people needed their help, so Tolkien uses the personification of the trees to show how important friendship and loyalty
The two towers
Did you ever have a goal? Everybody has goals, and there are a lot of things that help to reach these goals. Loyalty and friendship are really important goals in Lord of the Rings, written by J.R.R. Tolkien in1955. This work of literature is related to the time period when it was written. Tolkien compares World War Two to the war in the story and Hitler to Sauron. Furthermore, he reflects his own experiences of war in the character of Frodo. Lord of the Rings is a story about the journey on which the main character Frodo goes to destroy the ring. In the Two Towers J.R.R. Tolkien shows his readers how important loyalty and friendship are in reaching goals by using themes, symbols, and personification. To begin with, the themes used in the story show how people can come together and help each other. One big theme is the priority of friendship. For Sam, friendship means absolute devotion to another person Sam more than one time risks everything to save Frodo's life. For example, he saves Frodo when Nazgul comes. Another theme is desperation and helplessness. The physical force of evil becomes heavier for Frodo on his journey. Frodo needs the help of his friend Sam. In addition, the war is a theme because it affects them all and the only chance to win …show more content…
It is used to show loyalty and friendship in the different groups. For example, the trees are personified. They are alive and can talk. They catch Merry and Pippin, and in the end, they fight with the others. It shows their loyalty to the people and that they are friends with them. That's why the trees tried to help the people and save their lives, even though they first didn't want to fight. Finally they realized that the war affects them all; even the trees in the woods had been attacked by Sauron, and that the people needed their help, so Tolkien uses the personification of the trees to show how important friendship and loyalty