The Catholic Vision Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings | Professor Paul Gondreau
The Thomistic Institute
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Gandalf's Quest to Destroy the Ring
St. Paul recognizes a higher wisdom at work in Christ's death, even if on a purely human level it seems like folly. So as for the Lord of the Rings, the very quest to destroy the Ring is modeled on this Pauline notion of folly. The word folly recurs again several times in the remainder of the story, always with a Pauline Ring. And then near the end, Gandalf counsels a final assault on the black gates to draw Sauron's attention away from Mount Doom. It's a brilliant Pauline playing words.
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