Week 8

An author that I’ve always admired, yet almost kind of despised because of his writing was J.R.R. Tolkien. Many would say that he is one of the best of his time and I wouldn’t even argue with them! The things that he writes are so intricate and detailed that sometimes you lose focus on what he’s actually saying. He could be describing a tree for like three pages and you wouldn’t even know it. But this is such a unique style that he has. He manages to keep the flow of a story despite all of the seemingly unnecessary details that he squishes in there. In many parts of the book, Tolkien writes little paragraphs of poetry that work perfectly with the story, because they add more to the description or the layout of the what is going on. One of the most iconic parts that I wanted to point out was this:

 “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”

This one paragraph/ poem describes basically what the whole series is about in just a few lines. He talks about all of the rings that each race had in the land, and then there is one ring that stands alone to bring them all and to bind them and basically take over what is already existing. That is the plan of the main villain or antagonist of the story. But it flows so well, and it’s something that is easily remembered. Tolkien’s way of adding creative flow and descriptive imagery is absolutely amazing.