Symbolism In The Fellowship Of The Rings
Symbols Everywhere
We all have have something that symbolizes us. It could be a symbol for a certain religion like a cross. It can also give us directions. Without symbols life would be hard. Well, books have symbolism too. Authors use symbolism to represent things in their stories and novels. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of greasers that get into trouble when one of them kills a Soc. The greasers get into a mess and it is very kaotic. The Fellowship of the Ring is about a group of nine people sent on a quest to destroy the ring of power. The fellowship faces hard obstacles like trolls, orcs, black riders, and many more. Both The Outsiders and The Fellowship of the Ring may have many differences but they have similar themes …show more content…
Both stories have friendships like the fellowship or the Greasers.When Johnny killed Bob, the Greasers did the best they can to not get Pony and Johnny caught. The fellowship sticks up for each other even in rough times. For example, Sam went with Frodo when the fellowship was broken to protect him. “This is bad! Cried Sam, jumping up” (Tolkien 455). This scene shows that Sam is worried about Frodo because he cares about him. The fellowship also stick up for each other even in rough time such as defending themselves in the mines of Moria. “I will tread the path with you, Gandalf! Said Gimli” (Tolkien 333). All in all, the Greasers and the fellowship are very similar groups and have very similar themes. Hinton and Tolkien use symbolism throughout their stories. Tolkien uses the ring of power to symbolize whoever bears it has power. Also, greasy slicked back hair and blue jeans represent the Greasers in The Outsiders. Hinton also represents the Socs. “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about-good grades-good cars-good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs” (Hinton 36). This scene shows that madras and Mustangs represent the Socs. Also the tree in the fellowship represents the city of Gondor. To sum things up, both stories use symbolism to represent something in each
We all have have something that symbolizes us. It could be a symbol for a certain religion like a cross. It can also give us directions. Without symbols life would be hard. Well, books have symbolism too. Authors use symbolism to represent things in their stories and novels. The Outsiders is a book about a gang of greasers that get into trouble when one of them kills a Soc. The greasers get into a mess and it is very kaotic. The Fellowship of the Ring is about a group of nine people sent on a quest to destroy the ring of power. The fellowship faces hard obstacles like trolls, orcs, black riders, and many more. Both The Outsiders and The Fellowship of the Ring may have many differences but they have similar themes …show more content…
Both stories have friendships like the fellowship or the Greasers.When Johnny killed Bob, the Greasers did the best they can to not get Pony and Johnny caught. The fellowship sticks up for each other even in rough times. For example, Sam went with Frodo when the fellowship was broken to protect him. “This is bad! Cried Sam, jumping up” (Tolkien 455). This scene shows that Sam is worried about Frodo because he cares about him. The fellowship also stick up for each other even in rough time such as defending themselves in the mines of Moria. “I will tread the path with you, Gandalf! Said Gimli” (Tolkien 333). All in all, the Greasers and the fellowship are very similar groups and have very similar themes. Hinton and Tolkien use symbolism throughout their stories. Tolkien uses the ring of power to symbolize whoever bears it has power. Also, greasy slicked back hair and blue jeans represent the Greasers in The Outsiders. Hinton also represents the Socs. “I really couldn’t see what Socs would have to sweat about-good grades-good cars-good girls, madras and Mustangs and Corvairs” (Hinton 36). This scene shows that madras and Mustangs represent the Socs. Also the tree in the fellowship represents the city of Gondor. To sum things up, both stories use symbolism to represent something in each