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The reader of Raymond Edwards’ 2014 biography of J. R. R. Tolkien will indeed find an extensive examination of the author’s ‘academic interests,’ for the strength of this work is in its author’s sympathy with two of the major influences in Tolkien’s life: philology and Catholicism. The dust jacket says that Edwards “followed the Oxford undergraduate course originally devised by Tolkien,” which would have required mastery of Old English and Middle English philology as well as Anglo-Saxon and…

In the beginning of the Lorde of the Flies, the conch is used to call an assembly. As the book progresses, Ralph, whom represents civilization, decides that whomever has the conch has the right to speak. Not only does the conch also represent civilization, it is also the hand of civilization. It forced order on the boys. As Jack gained influence over the boys, the conch started to loose it’s power. Jack represents savagery, the enemy of the conch and Ralph. Really the conch lost power by the…

The Hobbit The Hobbit is a novel that tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a small hobbit on a big adventure. At the beginning of the novel, Bilbo is living a comfortable lifestyle until he finds himself going on the adventure of a lifetime. Throughout the adventure Bilbo shows strong acts of bravery and composure. Everyone should read this book because the overall message resonates with readers, that small people are capable of big things. A powerful moment for Bilbo is when he…

Lord of the Flies is a known, controversial story regarding ethics in humanity, even if it does not seem as so. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the author established another meaning behind it. Golding created a book that is more than just about a group of boys stranded on a remote island. Lord of the Flies has different ways to be interpreted as an allegory. The two authors, L.L. Dickson and Kirsten Olsen, gave their thoughts on what they believe the allegory…

The Lord of the Flies represents that all of the boys are becoming savage and irrational, sacrificing a head to a “beast”. It “tells” Simon that the boys are the real beast, and that it can’t be hunted or killed. The masks symbolize if you are apart of Jack’s tribe. This tribe was ruthless, and even killed off important characters in the book. These objects represent savagery. The conch shell symbolizes order and rules. It was also the only thing that kept the boys together as a group. The…

“Shrek the Musical” is a book musical adaption of the Dream Works film Shrek. The librettist and lyricist is David Lindsay-Abaire and was composed by Jeanine Tesori. The story line of the play follows closely to the film. It follows Shrek an Ogre trying to reclaim his swamp back from a group of fairy tale characters. In order to do so he must confront Lord Farquad who has banished all the fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp. In doing so Shrek is promised his swamp back in exchange for…

Society contains violence. People receive joy when players begin to fight in a hockey game. People are happy when the villain dies in a novel, movie, or television show. In human nature, it appears normal to get upset and angry when a person cuts off another person on the road. Society responds to those actions with road rage by making rude gestures, or even taking it to the extremes of getting out of the car and actually laying hands on someone else. Civilization is violent. The world is…

the mountain to its’ rightful owner. On the way they get in trouble with the goblins, but somehow made it out alive. While Bilbo was trying to escape, he ventured down to where Gollum lived. While getting away from Gollum, Bilbo discovered a magical ring that turned him invisible when he put it on. After they had escaped, Gandalf and the others went to see Beorn, a skin changer. There they rode ponies all the way to the edge of the Mirkwood Forest, where Gandalf had left them. On they way…

The Lord of the Rings is a great epic for its time period because it's set in a futuristic age unlike others. It's like we've gone back in time to a more simpler period, yet, dangerous creatures exist like Orcs. There are races which fight and races which alliance. Elves can be immortal if they choose to be. Human’s are not. Each species’ age length differs. It adds a sense of daring adventure as a young Hobbit boy has to go and destroy this ring into a flaming lava pit. The main character’s…

Icy Wonders slot takes you to a winter wonderland expedition in search of treasure. It’s one of the three Wonders slot series from NetEnt – the other two are Geisha Wonders and Tiki Wonders. Released in 2008, Icy Wonders has an arctic theme, wonderful graphics, pleasing animation, cool audio and an impressive progressive jackpot. Before starting your quest, choose your wager from the coin value available ranging from 0.01 to 0.5. With an icy backdrop, charming characters will accompany you such…