Summary of Article the Lord of the Rings as Elegy” by Patrice Hannon

The author Patrice Hannon has given a great elegy of the Lord of the Rings with its so many interesting elements. The story has given a great feeling of terror, humor, as well as, heroics. It is important to keep in mind that the story of the whole article is revolving around a magic ring. The author has tried to give a new perspective on the story by sharing his own thought process, which is also explained by giving relevance to some other stories as well. It is quite a difficult thing to do when different stories with different themes are being explained in relation to one another. But Patrice Hannon did this job by relating the story with other fictions, where things are always set in the past world, which is the world with magical powers. The author began the analysis by giving an idea of how the story has been elaborated by connecting the past with the present. For instance, he talked about a fictional world, where Mr. Bilbo has been able to vanish away with the help of a magic ring. No one ever saw him again, and the author has also not talked about his mystery, where he has gone, rather the story is stuck in the present birthday party.

            It was nice to see that the author has not jumped to any conclusion; rather he has mentioned things in a sequence by keeping a connection so that readers can get the idea of his views. The author did mention the work of other authors like the first mention was given to an essay of Beowulf. It was an interesting concept developed by the author, which revealed that everything in the Lord of the Rings was vanishing, and diminishing. There were so many instances in the story, which showed that people, farewells, locations, and places were seen for the last time ever, and no one saw them again. The scenes in the story were based on the fading of so many things in the present, but still, there was so much to talk about. The author gave an interesting view that lord of the rings was full of so many activities, adventure, and action, but all of this adventure was somewhat ruined by the writer by reminding the reader again and again that this is part of the past events.

            There are stories, which don’t rely too much on the past to discuss the present, but things are different in this story, and the author has stressed his focus on this fact. He analyzed that every present situation in the story has a shadow of the past. The other thing which is evident from this article is that the author has felt that every scene and happening in this story was based on the essence of sorrow. It is a fact that victory can be an ultimate joy and success for anyone, but even when the victory was discussed, it had an element of sadness. This kind of expression is not commonly seen in other stories, which has been seen in this story. But regardless of its expression, the Lord of the Rings book has so much to offer to all kinds of reorders. It has so many elements in it to capture the attention of readers. This is what the author has expressed in the last part of his analysis that he read this book for so many times, and every time, he experienced something new and exciting. The story is complex, set out in the past, but still, it is one of the greatest tales ever produced by writers in the history of literature (The Free Library, 2003)

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The Free Library. (2003). The Lord of the Rings as elegy. Retrieved March 30, 2020, from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Lord+of+the+Rings+as+elegy.-a0149176344