The Mouth of Sauron

[Dwalin]

This is just a theory of mine, but oh well. Feel free to correct me if I screw up anywhere.

Throughout LOTR, Tolkien applies the characteristic of unity to the dark forces and the characteristic of diversity to the people of the west. Examples of unity characterization are the consistent themes involving the color black, a color which implies evil and "absorbs" all colors, the fact that supreme power resides within the "one" ring, and the uniting of all people under Sauron's banner. On the other hand, the people of the west are given numerous different cultures, customs, and modes of dress; each race is given numerous rings as opposed to one ring to rule all, and the various nations are seperate and autonomous (unlike Easterlings and such who display little or none of their culture except maybe a few rampaging oversized elephants).

Now, what this all has to do with the Mouth of Sauron is his apparent lack of a name. The Mouth of Sauron serves as Sauron's physical representation to the rest of the world. Subsequently, the Mouth of Sauron must display that oneness of Sauron, that state of existence where Sauron has "sucked" up all identities and absorbed them into himself. So, for him to have a name is completely out of the question.

Anyway, like I said, it's just a theory. I could be wrong, y'know! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]