Tolkien’s View on Nature
(Intro) When reading “Lord of the Rings” by JRR Tolkien it because evident to me very quickly he concerned with human’s role in nature. Tolkien has a strong love of nature and through his very descriptive world of Middle Earth he points out the importance of protecting nature. Tolkien does an amazing job making you feel like you are in the world of Middle-earth. Because he describes in such detail and creates a whole world from scratch you know how interested he is nature. The main theme of Lord of the Rings is that nature is something we need to live in harmony with, protect and not destroy. What is interesting is how Tolkien had these views so many years ago. One could argue we have only gotten worse at taking …show more content…
He created details about everything from the stars, sun, moon, and geology. He even goes into great detail about the plants in different regions of middle earth. Tolkien readers feel like they have been there before. He was describing a place that was equally beautiful as our world. After reading about Middle-earth you can’t help to want to explore our world much like the characters from Lord of the Rings. The more people explore and appreciate their world the more they will want to protect it. He doesn’t just make this world as a passive backdrop for the story because nature plays a major role in the story. Middle-earth is alive and for all of us to …show more content…
These tree like species eventually fights on the side of good. Tolkien loved trees and so for one of the most important characters he created Treebeard who was the shepherd of the forest. Treebeard made sure the forest was safe. The Orcs would from time to time try to destroy the forests. They are a literal example of nature but in this case they are able to fight back. In real life, nature doesn’t fight back in the same way. The Ents destroy the dam that Saruman built that powers the Orc Army. Treebeard believes that trees will return to living throughout
(Intro) When reading “Lord of the Rings” by JRR Tolkien it because evident to me very quickly he concerned with human’s role in nature. Tolkien has a strong love of nature and through his very descriptive world of Middle Earth he points out the importance of protecting nature. Tolkien does an amazing job making you feel like you are in the world of Middle-earth. Because he describes in such detail and creates a whole world from scratch you know how interested he is nature. The main theme of Lord of the Rings is that nature is something we need to live in harmony with, protect and not destroy. What is interesting is how Tolkien had these views so many years ago. One could argue we have only gotten worse at taking …show more content…
He created details about everything from the stars, sun, moon, and geology. He even goes into great detail about the plants in different regions of middle earth. Tolkien readers feel like they have been there before. He was describing a place that was equally beautiful as our world. After reading about Middle-earth you can’t help to want to explore our world much like the characters from Lord of the Rings. The more people explore and appreciate their world the more they will want to protect it. He doesn’t just make this world as a passive backdrop for the story because nature plays a major role in the story. Middle-earth is alive and for all of us to …show more content…
These tree like species eventually fights on the side of good. Tolkien loved trees and so for one of the most important characters he created Treebeard who was the shepherd of the forest. Treebeard made sure the forest was safe. The Orcs would from time to time try to destroy the forests. They are a literal example of nature but in this case they are able to fight back. In real life, nature doesn’t fight back in the same way. The Ents destroy the dam that Saruman built that powers the Orc Army. Treebeard believes that trees will return to living throughout