The pages of “The Lord of the Rings” possess some of literature’s most famous heroes and deeds. Upon closer examination, the reader can find the fine gold threads of J.R.R. Tolkien’s morality, philosophy, and values guiding the characters’ every footstep.
The story is simple on its surface. Four small people, the hobbits, go on a journey to destroy a magic ring that gives the wearer great power but can create only evil. The dark lord Sauron, mythical creator of the ring, uses his armies and servants to search for his missing ring and attack the land of men.
