Boromir88 wrote:
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As one example, the end of the book, the destruction of the ring.
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Exactly. Tolkien clearly has a favorite structure for climaxes, which he applies to the small as well as to the big.
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But then another small problem/task occurs in the shire so there is a short rise at the end to catch our attention.
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You're right; the scouring of the Shire is something most authors (and screenwriters) would never have done. But is there a similar after-climax here in book I or is this particular structure one he only used for the true climax? Perhaps, on an intra-Middle-earth view, the untold battle to save Frodo's life from the Morgul blade plays that role. But from a reader's point of view that isn't part of the structure of book I.