tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775643259937692509.post5181035352616101286..comments2017-04-02T15:10:56.326-07:00Comments on Early Influences of Tolkien - Dakota: Nature as a Politics in Tolkien’s Early LifeSabellionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10844490352618616802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775643259937692509.post-79592659942055156892017-03-01T12:23:25.970-08:002017-03-01T12:23:25.970-08:00Dakota,
First off, your website looks so good, an...Dakota, <br />First off, your website looks so good, and has so many details! I am interested in your focus on the nature aspect of Tolkien’s life and his works. I was thinking of going down this path for my research project, or the project that we create something (I think that is what the assignment is). As far as to what extent he was influenced by nature, I would almost say he was obsessed with the nature of England. He enjoyed drawing scenery rather than figures, which is natural for artists to have a preference, however, he seemed to almost have a need for a specific natural setting--England. He included this concept in almost all of his works. I find this fascinating, but would be interested to see what his works would be like without this influence of nature in them. I don’t think they would be as good or as detailed. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731759291711575084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775643259937692509.post-686217126398103992017-02-23T10:29:38.117-08:002017-02-23T10:29:38.117-08:00It’s a little weird that you decided to use this a...It’s a little weird that you decided to use this as your topic- I was going to (before I changed my mind) do something very similar in that I was going to evaluate the role of machinery in Tolkien’s works. I personally was inspired by The Last Ringbearer by Kirill Yeskov (if you google it you can download it easily for free). It is a story about how the progress of Middle-earth is held back by the old thinking of people like Gandalf. Sauron and the Orcs are painted as learned people that are suppressed and discriminated upon by the elves when all they seek is a better future for all in Middle-earth (Would recommend). <br />This topic is very interesting and I hope to see where you go with it! :) <br />Sarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775643259937692509.post-69146641882419685192017-02-17T20:09:43.217-08:002017-02-17T20:09:43.217-08:00I agree with you that Nature definitely had an inf...I agree with you that Nature definitely had an influence on shaping Tolkien's political views and that his portrayals of Nature in his work reflect his "environmentalism." I would be interested to learn more about Tolkien's political views and how they were shaped, not only by nature but by other events or influences in his life. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785888074545757719noreply@blogger.com