Star Wars And Lord Of The Rings: A Literary Analysis

There is the small child in every human’s mind just itching for adventure and high fantasy. Whether it be wielding all powerful magical powers, or exploring the vast unknown, people of all ages loves to imagine themselves the hero of their own story. Shooting fireballs from hands, summoning dragons and saving the world, it's inarguable that we love fantasy. And what makes these stories we all hold dear so memorable, but the heroes who occupy them. King Arthur, Gandalf, Sherlock Holmes, Batman, all are heroes in popular culture that we cannot help but admire. The bravery of Prince Phillip in Sleeping Beauty, and the cunning of Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean shows that even though many heroic characters are different, they are all admirable
The Lord of the Rings, published in 1954, tells the tale of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring, an all-encompassing evil device. Star Wars, the Epic Space Opera released in 1977, weaves a powerful story of Anakin Skywalker, and his journey from the light side to the dark, on his quest to bring balance to The Force. These two characters both exhibit many of the same qualities, from their traits to their heroics. However, both shared an experience in their tales that to this day make audiences everywhere continue to love them. Frodo and Anakin's journey to the dark side and back, how they overcome and reached their goal, is something which many are given hope from every
Without stories, where would imagination be? The tales so expertly woven by J.R Tolkien and George Lucas illustrate the very thing that makes heroes great. Heroes do not become legends by sitting and doing nothing. Ordinary people do not become great by saying someone else will do it. No, heroes like Frodo and Anakin show that heroes are not born, but made. They show that in every story there will be adversity, pain, and struggles. However, they also show that with every hardship, there is hope. Hope at a better future, and that every quest, no matter how humble or how complex, can be completed with just a little perseverance. Humans nowadays like to dream of being the knight in shining armor, or the Disney princess who saves her kingdom, yet seem to think that those are impossible goals. What they don’t realize, is that every single one of them can be heroes in their lives. All it takes is finding the quest, and going for