Tolkien's theme - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gwaihir the Windlord · 07-05-2003, 02:58 AM

Yes, all of these were evident. I can add another. A main theme, that I've always thought of as the most important, was the presentation of the continuity, and of the completeness, of the world, throughout all the events that befall it. Illuvitar and the Music encompasses everything, and this cannot be defeated. So everything is working out as it should, the world is whole, and will continue.

The nobility of life is another; Tolkien also seems to say, through the many and varied peoples that populate his universe, that while many different forms of this exist in the world, all of them are valuable; that is the Two Kindreds, the variances within these Kindreds, as well as the Dwarves and others. Perhaps the much-talked about Catholicism of Tolkien is evident here, as a paralell with the 'human dignity' idea that the Church preaches.

07-05-2003, 02:58 AM	#16
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Yes, all of these were evident. I can add another. A main theme, that I've always thought of as the most important, was the presentation of the continuity, and of the completeness, of the world, throughout all the events that befall it. Illuvitar and the Music encompasses everything, and this cannot be defeated. So everything is working out as it should, the world is whole, and will continue. The nobility of life is another; Tolkien also seems to say, through the many and varied peoples that populate his universe, that while many different forms of this exist in the world, all of them are valuable; that is the Two Kindreds, the variances within these Kindreds, as well as the Dwarves and others. Perhaps the much-talked about Catholicism of Tolkien is evident here, as a paralell with the 'human dignity' idea that the Church preaches.