Considering Tolkien and meanings

When was a kid became fascinated with the work of J.R.R. Tolkien which has had a revival recently with movies. But for me was the books! And will not delve deeply into some thoughts on overall significance of course as will be very meta in perspective relative to me.

And has always been on my mind the concepts around skin color in those books as the darker were associated with negatives, but will shrug that off here to consider Sauron and Frodo.

Of course Frodo takes the one ring, and resolves a situation where will not spoil the story though presume most know it. And with me, um, was fascinating when with my math came upon one ring, as in a math ring, which took over from ALL prior. It is literally one ring to rule all of mathematics itself. And was like, oh.

Also have found can wield web tools in a variety of ways, and feel like there have been confrontations in cyberspace where easily crush opposition, but I identify with Frodo.

And Frodo uses the one ring to make himself invisible. And for years have shrank away from implications of my own ideas.

So finally concluded that Sauron and Frodo are merely aspects of the same being, metaphorically and that the resolution was to end the brooding, and destructive visage. That ultimately the point of power was not oppression, but freedom for all.

That actually does make a rather wild sense that Tolkien may have been contrasting concepts around power, which is why you have this brooding giant of a dark figure, successfully confronted by a much smaller person in many ways deliberately so written. Where the creative thing is to see as aspects of the same being in conflict. And Frodo then represents the actual person? Behind the creativity?

So his resolution of his own internal conflict does require that he win, as reality requires, even though of course is a fictional world. Closer to reality would be Frodo, than the superbeing Sauron.

Wondering if also then gives perspective on work of L. Frank Baum with similar themes of reality behind appearance of overwhelming power.

Yeah think in both cases you have writers pondering the reality of the writer along with the rest.

Writers do get an interesting role in creating fictional worlds, which am contemplating more and more. However writer reality is: more like Frodo always than ever like a Sauron, really, you know?

And yeah now makes more sense to me that in resolving the conflict that Tolkien did have the potentially immortal elves along with others, leave. His resolution being a more gritty mundane reality. And will admit that part was not as exciting to me when reading as a kid. Now as an adult have a different appreciation of what MAY have motivated.

Which is how I resolved things in my mind. That urge to wield knowledge like a weapon can cause fear in others, while using to hide, can make you vulnerable as well.

Then transparency is key, with shared knowledge meaning is better for all, in general.

Well I like it. And here my opinion rules...um. Here can share some ideas! You can agree or disagree of course! Your choice rules there.


James Harris