Good vs. Evil which is Right? Which is Wrong?
What defines good and evil? What makes one good or evil? Is Sauron really Evil just because he is the dark lord?
It is perceived that in order to be good there needs to be a of display high morals. It is also believed by a vast amount of people that to be "evil" is to be bad, but the definition of evil is considered to be of lack of morals. In many wars, "good" and "evil" are just perspective propaganda. During war it is easier to fight the enemy if you demonize them. Many times throughout the novel "good" guys turn out to be bad. During the Crusades, The Latin church waged "holy" war on Muslims claiming rights to a "holy" land.
In the book, "Lord of the Rings" J.R.R. Tolkien creates a character …show more content…
Sauron was at a servant to Morgoth but now is a slave to his ambition. Ambition is good but too much ambition is poison. Many men have died for their own ambition but none more than Boromir. He fell prey to his ambition of using the ring to save his people of Gondor. Although he allowed Sauron to influence him. Sauron influenced and incited many to follow and do his bidding. The main bait that ensnared many was the promise of immortality. It catered to the greed in lesser creatures such as men. Men who fell to the seduction of power generally become Ring-wraiths or naz-gul in black speech. The first Ring-wraiths created were men. The nine mortal men who carried magical rings, made by the swindled Elves of Eregion, deteriorated into the black riders who actively searched for the one ring during the War of the Ring. During this time the Fellowship was desperately attempting to defeat Sauron by leading Frodo to Mount Doom. Is Frodo a good guy though? He did sacrifice a great deal like a finger to “save” Middle earth from Sauron. Is Frodo still a hero? He unknowingly serves the White Council by bringing the Ring to Rivendell. Food is just trying to survive and do what Gandalf asks of him. Because of this Frodo gets sucked into the war between “good” and “evil”. Although he does decide to follow this quest on his own …show more content…
He changed the way an entire country thought much like Sauron did. Sauron lied to many people to get into power as did Hitler but they both figuratively dug year own graves. Hitler had an ideal that their existed an Aryan race one he thought of himself. While Hitler lacked the power to physically create his own race. Sauron had the power to create Orcs. Although Sauron did not create the orcs, Morgoth did to mock the elves, Sauron continued to breed them. Another thing that both Hitler and Sauron had in common that they both used fear and coercion to win wars and gain followers. Overall Sauron is just like the rulers and leaders we have seen throughout history and is not the first in Middle earth lore. He is an over ambitious and over prideful totalitarian ruler who wanted nothing more than to be the “god” of
What defines good and evil? What makes one good or evil? Is Sauron really Evil just because he is the dark lord?
It is perceived that in order to be good there needs to be a of display high morals. It is also believed by a vast amount of people that to be "evil" is to be bad, but the definition of evil is considered to be of lack of morals. In many wars, "good" and "evil" are just perspective propaganda. During war it is easier to fight the enemy if you demonize them. Many times throughout the novel "good" guys turn out to be bad. During the Crusades, The Latin church waged "holy" war on Muslims claiming rights to a "holy" land.
In the book, "Lord of the Rings" J.R.R. Tolkien creates a character …show more content…
Sauron was at a servant to Morgoth but now is a slave to his ambition. Ambition is good but too much ambition is poison. Many men have died for their own ambition but none more than Boromir. He fell prey to his ambition of using the ring to save his people of Gondor. Although he allowed Sauron to influence him. Sauron influenced and incited many to follow and do his bidding. The main bait that ensnared many was the promise of immortality. It catered to the greed in lesser creatures such as men. Men who fell to the seduction of power generally become Ring-wraiths or naz-gul in black speech. The first Ring-wraiths created were men. The nine mortal men who carried magical rings, made by the swindled Elves of Eregion, deteriorated into the black riders who actively searched for the one ring during the War of the Ring. During this time the Fellowship was desperately attempting to defeat Sauron by leading Frodo to Mount Doom. Is Frodo a good guy though? He did sacrifice a great deal like a finger to “save” Middle earth from Sauron. Is Frodo still a hero? He unknowingly serves the White Council by bringing the Ring to Rivendell. Food is just trying to survive and do what Gandalf asks of him. Because of this Frodo gets sucked into the war between “good” and “evil”. Although he does decide to follow this quest on his own …show more content…
He changed the way an entire country thought much like Sauron did. Sauron lied to many people to get into power as did Hitler but they both figuratively dug year own graves. Hitler had an ideal that their existed an Aryan race one he thought of himself. While Hitler lacked the power to physically create his own race. Sauron had the power to create Orcs. Although Sauron did not create the orcs, Morgoth did to mock the elves, Sauron continued to breed them. Another thing that both Hitler and Sauron had in common that they both used fear and coercion to win wars and gain followers. Overall Sauron is just like the rulers and leaders we have seen throughout history and is not the first in Middle earth lore. He is an over ambitious and over prideful totalitarian ruler who wanted nothing more than to be the “god” of