Children of the Hurin
October 16th, 2013
The Children of Hurin The Children of Hurin by J.R.R Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien) This book is set in Tolkien's famous world of Middle Earth ages before The Lord of the Rings when the dark lord Morgoth is terrorizing the world. The main character, Hurin dares to defy him, and in punishment for that Morgoth curses him and his family. The book follows the misadventures of Hurin's son Turin as he fights to loosen Morgoth's grip on Middle Earth and destroy the fearsome dragon Glaurung. The theme of The Children of Hurin is that it is pointless trying to escape your destiny, this can be seen through the plot, characterization, foreshadowing. irony, and symbolism. First off, the theme is portrayed through the plot. Most of the main events are not always off this theme as Turin struggles with consistent bad luck and tragic outcomes to everything he does. The central conflict that dives the plot is introduced on (Tolkien 63) when, “Morgoth streching out his long arm towards Dor-lomin cursed Hurin and Morwen and their offspring...” This shows that turin, as the son of Hurin, has been condemned to bad luck by Morgoth. The effects of this curse can be seen countless times throughout the story, one of these is when Nienor, turin's pregnant wife, discovers he is also her brother: “With that she cast herself over the brink; a flash of white shallowed in the dark chasm, a cry lost in the roaring of the river.” Major evens like this one show how the curse of Morgoth never fades. I can be concluded from the plot of The Children of Huring that the theme is that you can't escape your destiny. In addition, characterization helps make the theme apparent. The way the main character Turin is portrayed and what happens to him shows the lasting power of Morgoth's curse. Several times, Turin tries to start anew by changing his name and moving to a different location, but this doesn't help. There is an example of indirect characterization
The Children of Hurin The Children of Hurin by J.R.R Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien) This book is set in Tolkien's famous world of Middle Earth ages before The Lord of the Rings when the dark lord Morgoth is terrorizing the world. The main character, Hurin dares to defy him, and in punishment for that Morgoth curses him and his family. The book follows the misadventures of Hurin's son Turin as he fights to loosen Morgoth's grip on Middle Earth and destroy the fearsome dragon Glaurung. The theme of The Children of Hurin is that it is pointless trying to escape your destiny, this can be seen through the plot, characterization, foreshadowing. irony, and symbolism. First off, the theme is portrayed through the plot. Most of the main events are not always off this theme as Turin struggles with consistent bad luck and tragic outcomes to everything he does. The central conflict that dives the plot is introduced on (Tolkien 63) when, “Morgoth streching out his long arm towards Dor-lomin cursed Hurin and Morwen and their offspring...” This shows that turin, as the son of Hurin, has been condemned to bad luck by Morgoth. The effects of this curse can be seen countless times throughout the story, one of these is when Nienor, turin's pregnant wife, discovers he is also her brother: “With that she cast herself over the brink; a flash of white shallowed in the dark chasm, a cry lost in the roaring of the river.” Major evens like this one show how the curse of Morgoth never fades. I can be concluded from the plot of The Children of Huring that the theme is that you can't escape your destiny. In addition, characterization helps make the theme apparent. The way the main character Turin is portrayed and what happens to him shows the lasting power of Morgoth's curse. Several times, Turin tries to start anew by changing his name and moving to a different location, but this doesn't help. There is an example of indirect characterization