The Return of the King
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What is the moral in the Ring's destruction?
Robert
Dec 26, 2020 11:22AM
Tolkien was a religious man, so what is he trying to say in the destruction of the Ring?
Frodo has successfully carried the One Ring all the way from the Shire to Mount Doom, but ultimately gives in to the Ring’s temptation at the last moment.
Enter Gollum, someone whom the Ring has already corrupted beyond redemption. The Ring is only destroyed because Gollum attacks Frodo and falls into the Crack of Doom.
Is this just a plot twist, or is there a religious lesson to be learned from all this?
Frodo has successfully carried the One Ring all the way from the Shire to Mount Doom, but ultimately gives in to the Ring’s temptation at the last moment.
Enter Gollum, someone whom the Ring has already corrupted beyond redemption. The Ring is only destroyed because Gollum attacks Frodo and falls into the Crack of Doom.
Is this just a plot twist, or is there a religious lesson to be learned from all this?
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I recommend watching this phenomenal video on Tolkien's philosophy and why he ended it the way he did.
But basically, I think it boils down to this idea that evil will always destroy itself. The Ring corrupts Gollum absolutely and makes him a slave to it's will, only for Gollum's obsession be the very thing that leads to the Ring's downfall. Light may not always win, but darkness will always lose(often because of its own actions).
Did that make sense?
But basically, I think it boils down to this idea that evil will always destroy itself. The Ring corrupts Gollum absolutely and makes him a slave to it's will, only for Gollum's obsession be the very thing that leads to the Ring's downfall. Light may not always win, but darkness will always lose(often because of its own actions).
Did that make sense?
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