Essays about: "Lord of the Rings"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 30 essays containing the words Lord of the Rings.

  1. 11. The Sins of Boromir : Representations of Sin in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Daniel Berg; [2018]
    Keywords : J.R.R Tolkien; The Lord of the Rings; Sin; Mimetic Desire; Evil; Ralph C. Wood; René Girard;

    Abstract : In this essay, Ralph C. Wood's religious-philosophical interpretation of LotR has been analyzed, with emphasis upon his conclusions about evil and sin in LotR. READ MORE

  3. 12. Othering and Diversity in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy : A Positive Presentation of Difference

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Emma Brink; [2017]
    Keywords : othering; the lord of the rings; tolkien; diversity; othering; sagan om ringen; tolkien; mångfald;

    Abstract : The Lord of the Rings trilogy is greatly diverse in species, races, and ethnicities which is a fact that over the decades has engendered great scholarly discussions about hidden racism in the literary work. Therefore, an analysis of intercultural matters and encounters realized throughout the story is relevant for detecting a possible racist ideology. READ MORE

  4. 13. Stereotypes of British Accents in Movies : A Speech Analysis of Character Types in Movies with British Accents

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Hanna Berglund; [2017]
    Keywords : Linguistics; stereotypes; accents; phonetics; linguistic identity; movies;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the use of linguistic stereotypes in three different movies with British accents, namely Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, with a main focus on phonology. It investigates whether attitudes towards British accents found in studies about ideological beliefs about accent variation are reflected in the selected movies and discusses the notion of linguistic identity. READ MORE

  5. 14. CALL TO ADVENTURE: A comparison between the outsets of Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins in J R R Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Per Lundberg; [2016-03-02]
    Keywords : J.R.R. Tolkien; monomyth; Joseph Campbell; Call to adventure;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyse two specific events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth mythology, namely the departures from Hobbiton of the two hobbits Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. READ MORE

  6. 15. Racial Issues in Middle-Earth : A Postcolonial Perspective on J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Alexander Fahlén; [2016]
    Keywords : Tolkien; Middle-Earth; The Lord of the Rings; Racism; Tolkien; Midgård; Sagan om ringen; Rasism;

    Abstract : This essay focuses on J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, how the different races in the text are portrayed and how they interact with each other. The essay uses postcolonial theories, mainly “Orientalism” and “Otherness”, to prove traces of racism in the text. READ MORE