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Notes for David O'Connor's 2/28/07 lecture on J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings for PHIL 20214

The Lord of the Rings

I. The Mirror of Galadriel: a difference between the books and the movies

            A. Movie clip

            B. Frodo: an isolated hero?

            C. Galadriel: a solemn counselor?

II. Love and Immortality: a similarity between the books and the movies

            A. Movie clips: Aragorn and Arwen

            B. How Arwen chooses mortality without fully giving up immortality

Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. O\'Connor, D. (2007, July 04). Session 19 Notes. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-modern-love/lecture-notes/session-19-notes. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License