Write a reflection or philosophical commentary on one or more philosophical themes proposed by Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

Write a reflection or philosophical commentary on one or more philosophical themes proposed by Tolkien in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.

Your response papers give you a chance to develop your thoughts on the readings and lectures in more depth.

Your goal is to articulate a particular philosophical theme in the book, to explain why it’s important, to show how Tolkien articulates this point in the text, and to then say whether the point is right or wrong or somewhere in-between.

You want your reader to 1) understand the nature of the philosophical argument, 2) see how Tolkien articulates this argument through the novel, and 3) be persuaded as to the rightness or wrongness of the philosophical point under discussion.