Critical Myth Theory

S1 E2: JRR Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit: Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship


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In this episode we talked about the inspiration for Tolkien's Middle Earth and its influence across the fantasy genre. We spent the most amount of time on our last point regarding the themes of the Hobbit, but far more particularly of the Lord of the Rings. These themes can be summarized into "Corruption, Compassion, and Companionship."

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Critical Myth TheoryBy Alexander Allen and Joel Smith