Tuesday, September 11, 2012

How Characters in The Lord of the Rings Show the Young Women Values

I was reading The Lord of the Rings, and i started thinking that many of the people show the values which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints encourages it's young women to follow.
Faith: Samwise Gamgee
Without Sam's faith in what they were doing, there would have been no reason for him to continue on, going through many hardships and almost death just to destroy a simple ring. There would be no reason to leave his little hobbit hole and go all the way to the heart of evil in Mordor unless he knew that the Ring must be destroyed in order for peace to stay in the land. He knew that it was his duty to risk his everything to vanquish evil and be loyal to his master.
Divine Nature: Aragorn
Aragorn knew who he was, and that he was destined to be king of Gondor. Nobility exudes out of him in every action.
Individual Worth: Peregrin Took
Sometimes Pippin seems kind of unessential, and like the story could go on without him, but he does some really brave and important things, that are utterly unexpected of a hobbit, if you observe their daily lives. One of these things is saving Faramir from being burned alive.
Knowledge: Gandalf
Gandalf astonishes me with the vastness of his knowledge. When he sees something that he doesn't understand and that he needs to know about, he studies on it. Without his knowledge, Frodo and his companions would have been dead the moment they left the Shire.
Choice and Accountability: Frodo Baggins
Frodo didn't have to go to Mordor and destroy the ring. Things were gong great in Hobbiton. He had a nice hole, he had a lot of wealth, friends, family, and the beauty of the Shire. But he did leave, because he knew that evil would become almost unstoppable if Sauron was allowed to get the Ring.
Good Works: Farmer Maggot
We don't know too much about him, but when Frodo and his companions show up in the dead of night, trespassing over his property on a night when a mysterious black rider had just stopped at his house. I would have not even answered the door, and let my dogs deal with them. Farmer Maggot, however, went to see who they were, fed them, and gave them a ride to Buckleberry Ferry.
Integrity: Samwise Gamgee
Sam did what he said he would. He continued on his journey and didn't let anything stop him, even when Frodo was taken by Orcs and it seemed like he would surely die. He just carried on,prepared to take the Ring himself if he couldn't find Frodo.
Virtue: All the good characters
A lot of the people in The Lord of the Rings a good way to act. They show that good is always stronger than evil, and that if we continue in the right then those who support evil will surely be smitten at last.

5 comments:

  1. Wow Megan! This is really awesome! I love the connections you made between the LOTR characters and the Young Women values! Very inspirational

    -Dallin

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  2. I do love those movies and I find it amazing that you found the YW's attributes in something like that. I do love the principles taught through their story.

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  3. Very thoughtful. Thank you for sharing Megan.

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  4. I showed this to my Mom. She thought it was really awesome! You did a great job :)

    -Dallin

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