The Lord of the Rings trilogy deals with many unsettling implications about our society, culture and humanity. J.R.R. Tolkien lived through World War I and World War II and wrote The Lord of the Rings trilogy during these times. In the novel, Lord Sauron created a ring to rule and use as a weapon in order to conquer all of Middle-earth. The Ring symbolizes a power without any limits and can corrupt all the characters in the novels. This immense power the Ring possesses, usually overrides any sane thought and turns the wearer of the ring, evil. J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels were influenced by his experiences from World War I and World War II. World War II involved a majority of the world’s countries leading to two opposing sides. World War II included
