Beowulf Today When reading modern literature, one cannot help to think about what gave the author the ideas that are expressed in the piece. Some may come from their own thoughts or opinions but most modern pieces, however, pull from very old ideas and follow a certain framework laid many years prior. Many medieval dramas are examples of this because Beowulf has created a theme that transcends ethnic and geographic boundaries as well as time in order to still have a voice today. The story of Beowulf
different perspectives. Tolkien planned this, as he was the sort of wizardly author that deliberated on every word, for he had realized each word held influence. The themes and motifs suggested in the fantasy are no coincidence; he was incapable of a meaningless or inconsequential thought. Themes and motifs form the attitude of this story, and Tolkien’s unique intent was to teach some sort of lesson. The most outstanding theme in The Hobbit is heroism. To be exact, it is Bilbo’s ascension from the mere
viewed the same way it was in the Anglo Saxon Era and the Middle Ages however more and more people are starting to believe more in free will than fate. In an article on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The lord of the rings the author says “Forces exist that try to exert or impose their will for good or ill. But while these forces can influence, they cannot wholly divest control from beings of free will.(Henry David Thoreau 1)” while certain circumstances can help to steer us in a specific direction we ultimately