Similarities Between Fellowship Of The Ring And The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings holds significant lessons that, even decades after it was written, readers can learn from today. One major lesson from the trilogy is the benefit of forming a community with those who look and act different from yourself. This is a subplot throughout the books, particularly the Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit. As they journey, the adventurers must learn to band together, first because of necessity and then friendship. Dr. Williams and Pastor Flemmings relationship has some similarities to the characters of this epic fantasy. Just as the character’s relationships deepened when they faced danger with and grew in knowledge of their fellow party members, so did our speaker’s friendship. In fact, the discussion of racial

It would also be unsurprising to discover that the races of Middle-Earth were somewhat based on other British and European people groups. Just as there are misconceptions about the hobbits, hostility between the elves and dwarves, and rivalries between the countries ruled by men within Tolkien’s works, there were also major conflicts between many European peoples. This was best exemplified by World War I, in which Tolkien himself fought, and the Second World War. Observing countries and individuals from very different economic and national backgrounds ally to fight may have inspired his work slightly. People from across the world formed a community bent on defeating their enemies. It was not a close community, or a happy one, but it existed none-the-less. It was, after all, the post WWI community that created the League of Nations, and the post WWII community that refashioned the defunct League in the United Nations. Particularly during this time period, community was at the forefront of the world’s mind. And, while it would soon become clear that two very flawed, antagonistic communities were forming, few authors could fully escape this community mindset, much less an informed Oxford