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Originally posted by Alkanoonion
Noxomanus
Could we read your presentation on the hobbit; I think that it would make for interesting reading. 
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Well,that was one positive thing about my presentation (wich was about LorR by the way)it was completely out of the dome. So I was just talking without looking on my paper.
The way I handled it was:
A bit of biography of Tolkien.
The influence of Christianity on his works; the presence of God and the minor ways in wich he influenced certain situations. For sake of simplicity to a un-educated (if i may say) public,I referred to Sauron and Saruman as fallen angels and to Gandalf as a good angel,the equal and opponent of Sauron.
Then I read part of "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" from the Silmarillion,about the forging of the Rings of Power.
Then came the War of the Last Alliance and the death of Sauron and the taking of the Ring.
Then came Disaster of Gladden Fields (fleetingly)
Next was Gollum
Following stop was Bilbo and the way he found the Ring by devine interference,as well as the 'reincarnation' (as I called it) of Sauron.
It was then that I got to Frodo and the other Hobbits as well as Gandalf (and his fall and reincarnation) and Aragorn.(who I couldn't say that much about except him being the descendant of Isildur and the King)
Then I came to the themes: the power of small people, the symbolism in the Ring, 'don't mess with nature' (referring to Saruman and the Ents),the way power corrupts and at last that everyone who desires to dominate others gets punished(evidenced by the death of all who desired the Ring)
Then came the poem of 'The One Ring'.
Then I was done. (after 35 minutes!Everyone else lasted for some 15 minutes at most)
My teacher said: "Well....I don't know what I can give to that. It was excellent and you didn't make any mistakes in pronounciation and grammar. I'll have to think deep about the note I'll give you for this." I definately was like
, I can tell you!
Sadly I won't know what note I'll have until everyone has done his or her presentation,wich will be some three weeks...
When I have it,I'll tell you people.