Fantasy Literature

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Fantasy Literature

A comparison of the fantasy novels "Wheel of Time" and "Lord of The Rings."

1,240 words () | 0 sources | 2002 Canada

Paper Summary:

This paper compares Robert Jordan's "The Wheel Of Time" to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord Of The Rings." It explorers the these great examples of fantasy literature through their similar characters, themes and names. The paper describes that the books are both magical with similar dark lords, heroes, keepers of the lands, monsters, and parents to the heroes.

From the Paper:

"Like all other fantasy books, some resemble others greatly. Robert Jordan's "The Wheel Of Time" closely resembles J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord Of The Rings." The resemblances are mostly resembled in the first few books. Some resemblances occur in many other fantasy series too.
The first and most obvious parallels are the heroes, Frodo in "The Lord Of The Rings" and Rand in "The Wheel Of Time." The heroes in both books are unwilling characters approached by guides and are sent off on dangerous missions where they must fight fear, and face overwhelming chances of failure. They are from far-away places that most kingdoms have never heard of. In "The Lord Of The Rings" they must go and destroy the ring, in "The Wheel Of Time" they must fight Shai'tan. They are targeted by a dark leader. The dark leader in "The Lord Of The Rings" is Sauron, and in "The Wheel Of Time" it is Shai'tan. They have moments of truth where they must have the courage to go beyond their boundaries like going into Shayol Ghul in "The Wheel Of Time" and into Mordor. It is all up to them to save the world."