@article{BlancoGabás:47225,
      author        = "Blanco Gabás, Iris María and García Landa, José
                       Ángel",
      title         = "{Environmental Attitudes in The Lord of the Rings}",
      year          = "2015",
      note          = "This essay analyses the environmental relationships of a
                       number of characters of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of
                       the Rings (1954-55). Tolkien’s experiences as a lover of
                       nature in a growing industrialized country are considered;
                       however, taking into account his intentions as a writer
                       based on the sense of applicability, or freedom for the
                       reader to interpret the fantastic work in his/her own
                       context, the book is analysed here from an ecocritical
                       point of view, interpreting Middle-Earth as a civilization
                       headed toward decay due to the uncontrolled
                       industrialization and the subsequent devastation of the
                       land. From this perspective, this paper draws parallels
                       between the fantastic world of the author with our present
                       day real context, establishing similarities between the two
                       words in terms of sustainability, environment and the
                       limitation of the resources of the Earth. Thus, comparing
                       the environmental attitudes of the Hobbits, the Elves, the
                       Ents and Tom Bombadil, in contrast with those of Saruman,
                       Sauron, the Orcs, and Gollum, the reader is able to see the
                       dangers of abusing and mistreating the natural world, which
                       is one of the most serious and alarming issues of our
                       society.",
}