Instead, I want to talk about the spirit of the two authors, and the ethos of their two worlds, and why America desperately needs to remember Tolkien again. You can’t separate Lord of the Rings from Tolkien the man and Tolkien’s time. Boromir is famously mystified that the beleaguered, outnumbered allies won’t use the great power of the One Ring to defeat their enemies. But that disaster brings us to the other indispensable elements of Tolkien’s work, the elements that are utterly missing from Martin’s—faith and hope. Why does America need to remember Tolkien again?

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2022 16:29 UTC