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Ben Faxon  Issues of Totalitarianism in the Writings of J.R.R. Tolkien Compared To Other Author’s Discussions of Similar Injustices  When Frodo entered the lair of Shelob, the giant spider in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, he believed the only danger his group faced was from the spider itself.  What he did not realize… Continue reading Essay 2 The Lord of the Rings

Ben Faxon Final Essay Memo Revision/Close Reading When Frodo was given the One Ring and the mission of destroying the powerful object in the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, he believed he would only face the danger of outside attack from evil creatures or Sauron’s soldiers.  What he, and other characters… Continue reading Draft Intro/Close Reading Final Essay

The ending of book five of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings primarily follows Gandalf, Merry, Pippin, and Aragorn and their experiences fighting Sauron’s soldiers in and around the city of Minas Tirith. It is a standard “good vs evil” battle, with the events of the battle showing the reader where many of the… Continue reading ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? Book 5 Ending/ Solzhenitsyn Reflection

Ben Faxon  Final Essay Memo The final essay will focus on corruption, as shown through desire and use of the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings and its relation to assisting totalitarian regimes such as the Soviet Union.  The essay will be centered around the terms “survive at any price” and “only material… Continue reading Final Essay Planning Memo

Books four and five of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien discuss the corruption and hunt for power through the One Ring, shown by the goals of many characters in this section of the novel. Characters such as Gollum, who were helping the protagonists, show their true intentions of strength and power with… Continue reading ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? Book 4 and 5/ Solzhenitsyn Reflection

The third and forth books of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings no longer just focus on the power of the One Ring, but also the corruption and spread of good and evil all across Middle-Earth. At this point in the novel, the main characters have been separated for a long time and have… Continue reading ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? Book 3 and 4/ Solzhenitsyn Reflection

J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings mainly follows Frodo and his quest to destroy the One Ring to stop Sauron from being able to enslave the entirety of Middle-Earth. As the One Ring is being transported to its place of destruction, it becomes clear that many people are becoming influenced by the ring… Continue reading ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? Book 2 and 3/Zuboff Chapter 14 Reflection

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings follows the hobbit Frodo and his friends across Middle-earth to destroy the One Ring. The One Ring was created by Sauron, who wants to use it to enslave the entirety of Middle-earth and have everyone there under his control. Frodo’s encounters with Sauron’s men show that they have… Continue reading ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? Book 1 and 2/Solzhenitsyn Reflection

Ben Faxon Warnings of Totalitarianism in C.S. Lewis Literature Compared to Censorship Themes in other 20th Century Authors When Mark Studdock, a propaganda writer for the organization NICE and one of the primary characters in C. S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength, is in jail after being framed for a murder by the same company he… Continue reading Warnings of Totalitarianism in C.S. Lewis Literature Compared to Censorship Themes in other 20th Century Authors

Ben Faxon  Planning Memo Revision Warnings of Totalitarianism in C.S. Lewis Literature Compared to Censorship Themes in other 20th and 21st Century Authors The focus of this essay will be to relate the “survive at any price” ideology in Solzhenitsyn’s book to Lewis’s writings in both his novel and essay.  It will focus on Lewis’s… Continue reading Close Reading Draft Essay #1/Revised Memo