How Does JR R Tolkien's Effect On War

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Joshua Ancrum, English 4 2/23/23 Throughout all information included in text, I’ve concluded that JR R Tolkien is a creative, dark minded, smart, scholar of an Englishman, he inputs his war experiences onto paper in a more magical and fantastical way and is debated to be one of the best illustrators of all time. Tolkien was a distinguished, scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature and Englishman caught by youth during WWI. His love for fairy tales were quickly brought to life after joining the war. He often spent his time working on his elvish languages and fantasy plots during lectures, and even while under enemy fire in dugouts. Fairy stories actually help us rediscover the world in different ways we haven’t perceived before. Ironically the …show more content…

The war was trite and left Tolkien recovering in a hospital. After he awoken in the hospital he discovered that only one of his friends was left. When mentioning the characters of the story he mentions how one of his characters “Sam Gamgee” was inspired by soldier in the war with him. He also makes different war references in his stories. In the story you notice that his life experiences really effect how he tells his stories. He deals with complex emotional rivalries and is often judged by his homo-social relationship between Frodo and Gollum (Master, Servant). Frodo has empathy for Gollum and that leads to a surprising ending. Sam is possessed by the power of the ring and Sam which causes him to save Frodo from himself and in process committing suicide. The relationship between Frodo, Sam, and Gollum is said to be one of the most disturbing creations made by Tolkien and demonstrates the monstrous acts one will commit for power. Frodo and Sam meet with Gollum and notice that he is corrupted by the ring, at first it seems as if the confrontation of good and evil would be becoming subtler. Frodo gives in to the temptation of evil at some point as we’ve seen him wrestle with the power of the ring, which is used to bind and subdue others. The temptation is so great that Frodo can’t bring himself to throw it in the fire to destroy it. The