Leaf By Niggle Analysis

Society has always influenced people of all classes. Many times, the people were and are affected by social standards and rolls. In Native American culture, men were hunters and women did everything else. In aristocratic Europe, it was the man’s job to run everything and women’s to look pretty. In the society that Niggle lived in, from Leaf By Niggle by J.R.R Tolkien, there were not any gender roles, but every citizen was held to certain standards. Standards were set in place, but Niggle did not necessarily let those standards affect his lifestyle. In Niggle’s society, there were laws set in place that must be followed or an Inspector would come. Citizens were to keep their gardens nice and weed free. If a garden were to be untidy, it was “a neighbourly duty” to mention the weeds. Niggle’s neighbour, Parish, “did not mind mentioning the weeds”. Same went for houses that were not up to standards. If the owner did not fix the problem, the neighbour should mention it and if the owner still did not fixed the problem it is the neighbour’s duty to help the owner fix it. …show more content…
He did not care much for the likes of others, did not care for their company either. What he really cared about was his painting. His devoting this tree painting caused him to break many laws. One of the laws was to keep a tidy garden, “his garden was rather neglected, and he might get a visit from an inspector”, it was not tidy because he spent more time perfecting his painting than the garden. When his neighbour’s, Parish, wife feel ill and his house became worn down, Niggle was presented with the duty of aiding in the the reparation of Parish’s house. He did not, even though he was sick and called for the builder, he had the materials in his house but the materials were the tree painting. Not helping Parish fix his house he broke another law, “You should have helped your neighbour-that is the law”, after all “Houses come first. That is the