Whenever modern literature is researched, the roots of the writing should always be evaluated to understand fully what the writer used as inspiration or guidance when writing his work. My paper deals with that exact aspect of writing and an extravagant writer in J. R. R. Tolkien. The roots of Tolkien’s writing, I think, lies in the epic poem, Beowulf, written by an unknown author.
I don’t however believe this was the inspiration for all of Tolkien’s works. In this paper, I show the reader how J. R. R. Tolkien’s literary trilogy The Lord of the Rings and the unknown author of Beowulf, use continuously mirrored, underlying themes in their literary work to control the atmosphere of the writing.
Subtopics play an enormous part in this paper due to the fact that there are plenty of similarities between the two works. The setting, moods, characters, actions, and themes all mirror each other in some way. The subtopics of this paper are used almost as an outline to the comparisons made to support the thesis. The use of characterization to describe the characters is similar because the characters both novels mirror each other in behavior, appearance, and reaction to consequences they face. A reason why the characterization may be so similar is because both works are what I consider a Gothic Novel, which is that they both have dark moods and mysterious and suspenseful atmospheres. This subtopic leads into the use of imagery by both the authors.
In both novels the two authors give the reader an astonishing look into the work by the use of imagery. The use of imagery shows the underbelly of the works to the reader by giving us a look into the setting and mood. The behavior, actions and reactions, and word choice by the character makes up most of the mood and the setting would be nothing without astounding imagery to describe it. In both novels the main character is considered to be a protagonist. This is a character that is considered the hero of the work. To have a hero in a work, you must some type of peril for the character to overcome.
The Essay on Literary Works Character American Lives
Abstract This paper theorizes the prevailing social environment that each character lives in leads to their transition from being resolute to irresolute individuals determined to make beneficial or detrimental changes in their lives. The author points out, in one of the five literary works, that in 'The Bluest Eye,' Morrison creates the character of Peco la Breedlove, a black American in 1940 s ...
The struggle between Good and Evil is another subtopic used in both works which parallels the two works.
