Culture of the Land
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Michael edited the themes of Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (Culture of the Land) Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
- Edited the description of Agrarianism: Where the Ents exhibit preservationism and Elves conservationism, the Hobbits are a decidedly agrarian people. Gandalf repeatedly makes a point of defending them when their ignorance and simplicity are asserted by those who doubt their value, and it is because of the Hobbits' closeness to and familiarity with the soil that they are able to contribute to the War of the Ring, rather than despite it. The Shire is repeatedly presented as a thing worth preserving, worth giving one's own life to save. It is stated that Hobbits are suspicious of any machinery more complex than a mill, and indeed Ted Sandyman, the miller, is represented as a suspicious and closed-minded character. In contrast, Saruman, who later on despoils and almost ruins the Shire, has a mind of "metal and wheels," representing
industrialism. For more information on this theme, see the book Ents, Elves and Eriador.industrialism.
- Edited the description of Agrarianism: Where the Ents exhibit preservationism and Elves conservationism, the Hobbits are a decidedly agrarian people. Gandalf repeatedly makes a point of defending them when their ignorance and simplicity are asserted by those who doubt their value, and it is because of the Hobbits' closeness to and familiarity with the soil that they are able to contribute to the War of the Ring, rather than despite it. The Shire is repeatedly presented as a thing worth preserving, worth giving one's own life to save. It is stated that Hobbits are suspicious of any machinery more complex than a mill, and indeed Ted Sandyman, the miller, is represented as a suspicious and closed-minded character. In contrast, Saruman, who later on despoils and almost ruins the Shire, has a mind of "metal and wheels," representing
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Michael edited the themes of Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (Culture of the Land) Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
- Added a theme: Environmentalism: All forces of good have a closeness to nature. Elves awoke with starlight in their eyes, and love walking in the forests. Their homes and kingdoms are built in concert with nature, rather than in antagonism to it. Ents are treelike beings. Dwarves live in the mountains. Hobbits live in holes in the ground and are fond of gardening. Men, especially the Rohirrim, are close to horses and use them as their symbol. The tree is also on the standards of Gondor. Sauron on the other hand has no closeness to nature. His lands are barren, ashen, and poisonous, where only a few twisted brambles grow. Likewise, Saruman, the traitorous wizard, is described as having a mind "of metal and wheels."
- marked the description of Environmentalism as not a spoiler
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Michael edited the themes of Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien (Culture of the Land) Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
- Added a theme: Agrarianism: Where the Ents exhibit preservationism and Elves conservationism, the Hobbits are a decidedly agrarian people. Gandalf repeatedly makes a point of defending them when their ignorance and simplicity are asserted by those who doubt their value, and it is because of the Hobbits' closeness to and familiarity with the soil that they are able to contribute to the War of the Ring, rather than despite it. The Shire is repeatedly presented as a thing worth preserving, worth giving one's own life to save. It is stated that Hobbits are suspicious of any machinery more complex than a mill, and indeed Ted Sandyman, the miller, is represented as a suspicious and closed-minded character. In contrast, Saruman, who later on despoils and almost ruins the Shire, has a mind of "metal and wheels," representing industrialism. For more information on this theme, see the book Ents, Elves and Eriador.
- marked the description of Agrarianism as not a spoiler
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