@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.",
}