Similarities between the Hobbit and LOTR - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

peregrine · 11-08-2001, 05:58 PM

i agree it's not an oversight. tolkien seemed to plan the narrative structure of his stories well. i just thought it interesting that the two stories have such a similar story structure. If it was deliberate on Tolkien's behalf, or if it was acceptable to him, I wonder what purpose it served?

11-08-2001, 05:58 PM	#3
peregrine Pile O'Bones Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 25	i agree it's not an oversight. tolkien seemed to plan the narrative structure of his stories well. i just thought it interesting that the two stories have such a similar story structure. If it was deliberate on Tolkien's behalf, or if it was acceptable to him, I wonder what purpose it served?