Article Title
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Artist
Sarah Beach
Abstract
Considers the question of where Gollum fits within the overall Christian framework of Middle-earth, and proposes that he is “an emblem of the internal dilemma faced by all creatures in a Christian-based cosmology [...] each must struggle with his own inherent evil.” Argues that Gollum, still retaining some goodness and potential after holding the Ring for 478 years, was a hero who consciously chose to destroy the Ring at the end.
Recommended Citation
Callaway, David
(1984)
"Gollum: A Misunderstood Hero,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 10
:
No.
3
, Article 4.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol10/iss3/4
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