Article Title
Artists and Illustrations Included in This Record
Artist
Sarah Beach
Abstract
Analyzes Tolkien’s use of trees as symbols, using terms from Jungian psychology, Mircea Eliade’s studies of myth, and Buddhism. Sees the four hobbits as representing different aspects of the ego in the journey toward self-hood and individuation.
Recommended Citation
Harrod, Elizabeth
(1984)
"Trees in Tolkien, and What Happened Under Them,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 11
:
No.
1
, Article 6.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol11/iss1/6
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