Well, it has been ages since I posted, but of course I have not forgotten about you and in times of great need still happily abuse your knowledge of the books.
I'm currently writing an essay on the high fantasy genre and during writing, the following question came up:
Who, if anyone, in
Lord of the Rings embodies absolute good?
I welcome both in-depth answers with textual evidence as gut-feeling responses, which is why I thought this the most suitable forum.