Tolkien Essay Examples and Topics

The literary aspect of the fantasy genre was absolutely not there in my mind when I at the of eight watched the “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” movie adaptation which was the first installment directed by Peter Jackson based on…

In the Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings there are many character archetypes. The director, Peter Jackson utilizes a variety of archetypes to demonstrate the theme of the movies which is “even the smallest people can have a massive impact”. The movie…

The story of The Fellowship of the Ring takes places in the world of Middle-earth, a vast mysterious land containing many different groups of creatures and men. The book begins by announcing that Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first…

What does Ecclesiology mean? It’s certainly not a word people hear often. Well, I’m here to tell you it means the study of churches. But even that definition is vague, to truly understand what ecclesiology means we must first dive into the meaning of the…

Although seldom studied as a commentary on femininity, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings offers prolonged insight into female empowerment. Tolkien’s representation of women in his 1954-55 sequel has long been the focus of preeminent controversial debate. Many people have regularly lodged a protest…

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is based off of the middle section of the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. However, there are quite a few differences between the movie and the book. The director, Peter…

In this essay, I, will be focusing on how justice is portrayed in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and also The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien by looking at how the ghost in Hamlet influences him to agree to committing murder in the name…

The Influence of Northern Mythology in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Narn i hin Hurin J.R.R. Tolkien is an author known famously for his masterful craftsmanship of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. The Norse influences on Tolkien’s writing cannot be denied; Norse elements are…

J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is an excellent example of Joseph Campbell’s archetype, a Hero’s Journey. This archetype identifies ten stages in which an unlikely hero might go through to become a likely hero. In this novel, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is the…

Throughout the novel Bilbo Baggins is on a voyage of self-discovery, uncovering unknown talents to conquer the dangers throughout his quest. The Hobbit is an adventure story that embodies the classic hero’s journey, first defined by author Joseph Campbell in 1949. The hero’s journey is…

Dwelling in the magical and rather dangerous world of Middle-earth lives a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He is not your typical hero to grab some one’s attention. Bilbo keeps to himself most of the time. He rarely travels further than his own kitchen or cellar….