Twilight And Lord Of The Rings Comparison
First, in terms of story, The Lord of the Rings provides an epic story of good versus evil. The very fate of Middle Earth is at stake: will it remain a land of free people, or will it be subjected to slavery under a dark lord? From the very beginning of the series, The Lord of the Rings establishes a very clear struggle that will affect an entire continent (and possibly lands beyond). In contrast, the stakes in the Twilight Saga are never much higher than the personal lives of the main characters. Granted, for Bella, Edward, and Jacob, the outcome of events may be life and death (so they are very important to them personally), the issues before them are not likely to affect people outside of the small town where the action takes place. On the
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Because the story of Twilight is so specific and personal to those characters, it is hard to see how that would apply to another person’s life. What message are we supposed to take away from the story of Bella and company? If we take the story as it is, we see a girl who life is only meaningful in connection with men. On the other hand, The Lord of the Rings presents a story in which even the smallest people can make a great difference in the fate of the world. The Lord of the Rings encourages us to find our meaning outside of the approval or even the eyes of those more “important” than ourselves. Frodo accomplishes his task without any promise or even hope of his deeds being noticed by the majority of the people of Middle Earth. And even when considering the obsession of a woman with a man, as we see in the pining of Eowyn for Aragorn (who only loves the elf Arwen), The Lord of the Rings gives an example of someone accomplishing an important task apart from the object of their affection. Eowyn makes the decision to accompany her people into battle, and she defeats the Witch King without the help of Aragorn (although with the help of Merry, another example of the small making a huge impact). The Lord of the Rings thus inspires even the least important of us (even if that is only in our own estimation) to strive towards making an impact upon the
Because the story of Twilight is so specific and personal to those characters, it is hard to see how that would apply to another person’s life. What message are we supposed to take away from the story of Bella and company? If we take the story as it is, we see a girl who life is only meaningful in connection with men. On the other hand, The Lord of the Rings presents a story in which even the smallest people can make a great difference in the fate of the world. The Lord of the Rings encourages us to find our meaning outside of the approval or even the eyes of those more “important” than ourselves. Frodo accomplishes his task without any promise or even hope of his deeds being noticed by the majority of the people of Middle Earth. And even when considering the obsession of a woman with a man, as we see in the pining of Eowyn for Aragorn (who only loves the elf Arwen), The Lord of the Rings gives an example of someone accomplishing an important task apart from the object of their affection. Eowyn makes the decision to accompany her people into battle, and she defeats the Witch King without the help of Aragorn (although with the help of Merry, another example of the small making a huge impact). The Lord of the Rings thus inspires even the least important of us (even if that is only in our own estimation) to strive towards making an impact upon the