Tolkien and Lewis

In chapter one of The Lord of the Rings, Sam sees the bodies of dead orcs. He meets up with an orc and it runs away scared of him because of the ring. Sam puts on the ring and immediately feels the power of it. He can hear so much better because of this. This… Continue reading blog 11/18

Gavin Sapontzis The Danger of PowerGandalf reappears to the Shire after years of being away, to explain to Frodo how dangerous, powerful, and dark the ring truly is. The ring is dangerous because of the isolation, fear, and lies it imposes. The power of the ring is very dangerous to Frodo because you can eventually… Continue reading 2 page draft

My essay focus is going to be on the danger of power in The Lord of The Rings and also in The Gulag Archipelago. The power that the Bluecaps and the leaders like Stalin have is detrimental to society and the community they rule. The ring symbolizes power in the novel The Lord of the… Continue reading Final Essay Memo

In chapter five of book four in The Lord of the Rings Merry is still traveling with the Rider of Rohan Minas Tirith. Merry is hidden with them and feels bad for having to travel with them. He feels as if he is too much to handle for them. The Riders come up upon the… Continue reading Blog 11/4

Throughout chapter 3 of The Lord of The Rings, Gollom, Sam, and Frodo begin to arrive at Mordor. Gollom loses his personality, and is guided by the ring. Because of the ring Gollom has to show full loyalty to it at all times. Everything he does is guided by the ring. This can be similar… Continue reading Blog 10/28

In chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo admires the forest. While the younger generation of Frodo and the rest of the Company passes through they are stopped by the elves. The elves state, “‘The name of Aragorn son of Arathorn is known in Lo´rien,’ said Haldir, ‘and he has the favour of… Continue reading Blog 10/21

Perception Should Not be Reality; CS Lewis Critique of Totalitarianism: By Gavin Sapontzis Merlin, the magician, grounded in his nature, uses his abilities to confuse the members of a totalitarian society called NICE at the banquet at Belbury. Merlin attempts to save the human race from this society by creating odd languages, similar to that… Continue reading Essay

Gavin Sapontzis Perception Should Not be Reality Using emotional connection is a very powerful manipulation tactic. Mark succumbed to the pressure of the “inner circle” and wrote false articles about the disturbances at Edgestow because of a fear of isolation. Mark became so desperate to feel accepted he disregarded his morals and integrity. He was… Continue reading Close reading

Throughout The Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn the bluecaps were similar to a police force. In Russia, they would arrest people for crimes they didn’t commit. They would also force people to do what they wanted. They had the power to act however they pleased and it was very detrimental to many people. All a bluecap had… Continue reading Blog 9/23

Title: The Importance of Independent Thinking Focus: I will focus on the use of bias and propaganda to try and prevent the community from thinking differently. I will try and expand on this and explain why independent thinking and objectivism is important to individuals. I aim to explain the Titius and Gaius story to the… Continue reading Preliminary Memmo