"Return of the King", by J.R.R Tolkien: An evaluation of the literary elements

"All the doors of Morannon swung back wide. Out of them streamed a great host as swiftly as swirling waters" (Tolkien 206). A suspenseful tale of good and evil, "The Return of the King", written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by Ballantine Books, is about a small hobbit, Frodo, carrying the very symbol of corruption, the ring, to the only place it can be destroyed, the mountain of fire. While Frodo attempts to destroy …

…waged on in spectacular style, the setting provided the dark and evil foreshadowing, and the ever-present theme made this book a great read. Perhaps the readers of his tale have before heard that total power corrupts, but the ongoing tale burns the hard fact into memory. Shockingly portrayed, Tolkien vividly places the image of greed and evil in our minds. I implore you to read this book, and I promise it will not disappoint you.