Analysis
The encounter with the Barrow-wight allows us to learn more about Tolkien’s vision of evil. Of course, Sauron emerges as the major figure of wickedness in The Lord of the Rings, the being whose nefarious intentions shape the plot of the novel. But Sauron does not have a monopoly on immorality or selfishness, and the presence of the Barrow-wight—or mound demon, as we might call him in more modern English—reminds us that nastiness in Tolkien comes in many shapes and sizes. There is nothing to indicate that the Barrow-wight has any connections with Sauron, or that it is doing anything to further Sauron’s aims. The demon is, in a sense, a free agent of evil. Yet even so, there are uncanny resemblances between the Barrow-wight and the Dark Lord. Like Sauron, the wight is in search of jewelry, and is willing to kill to get it. Moreover, the independently moving arm of the wight—which walks spookily on its fingers—may remind us of the severed finger of Sauron, detached when Isildur took the Ring from him. Neither the wight nor Sauron has a personality in The Lord of the Rings; they are incarnations of wickedness rather than fully formed characters. They reach and grab with no soul or personality, as if they have hands but no hearts or minds.
The struggle with the Barrow-wight illustrates in miniature some of the major elements of the hobbits’ future adventures. First, the idea of fellowship is emphasized when Frodo is left isolated after the wight has captured his cohorts. Frodo has been seen alone in the novel before this point, but he has never seemed quite as lonely as he does when he calls out for his friends and hears nothing but the wind in return. We see that Frodo is not just in the company of the other members of the Fellowship, but is building a real connection with them. Another example of fellowship is Frodo’s sudden rescue by Tom, who has appeared only recently in the narrative. We might have expected Tolkien to use the encounter with the Barrow-wight as an opportunity to showcase Frodo’s developing heroic skills—but he does not, for Frodo falls prey to the wight just as his colleagues did. Heroism does not necessarily mean standing out from the others as the strongest; it can go hand in hand with reliance upon others. We see that Tolkien is putting forth a new model of the hero, one who does not insist on doing everything himself, but who can accept aid from others.
The power of the Ring appears as a temptation here, one that must be resisted. We are again shown that Sauron’s power is not an external threat, but an internal one as well: it afflicts the mind and heart of its wearer, working its insidious effects from the inside out. During Frodo’s confrontation with the Barrow-wight, his first instinct is to put on the Ring, become invisible, and save himself by running away. Of course this would be an effective solution, but it would also be a thoroughly selfish one, as it would ensure the deaths of his friends left behind in the mound. The struggle Frodo undergoes in this episode is therefore not just between himself and a wicked demon, but between two parts of himself—one part that looks to save his own skin at any cost, and another part that cares about those dear to him. We see again that Tolkien’s tale is not just about external happenings, but about inward development.
การวิเคราะห์พบกับบาร์โร-wight ช่วยให้เราสามารถเรียนรู้เพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับวิสัยทัศน์ความชั่วร้ายของโทลคีน แน่นอน Sauron บ่งบอกเป็นตัวเลขสำคัญของสำคัญในลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์ เป็นความตั้งใจ nefarious รูปร่างพล็อตของนิยาย แต่ Sauron ไม่ผูกขาดศีลธรรม หรือความเห็นแก่ตัว และของบาร์โร-wight — หรือ mound ปีศาจ เป็นเราอาจเรียกในภาษาอังกฤษสมัยใหม่ — นึกว่า nastiness ในโทลคีนมาในหลายรูปร่างและขนาด ไม่มีอะไรบ่งชี้ว่า wight บาร์โรมีการเชื่อมต่อใด ๆ กับ Sauron หรือว่า มันจะทำอะไรเพิ่มเติมของ Sauron จุดมุ่งหมาย ปีศาจได้ ความรู้สึก ตัวแทนอิสระของความชั่วร้าย แต่ ถึงกระนั้น ได้ resemblances เขาพิลึก wight บาร์โรและพระเจ้ามืด เช่น Sauron, wight ค้นหาเครื่องประดับ และเต็มใจที่จะฆ่าจะได้รับมัน นอกจากนี้ wight แขนเคลื่อนไหวได้อย่างอิสระ — ที่เดิน spookily บนนิ้วมือของมัน — อาจเตือนเรานิ้ว severed ของ Sauron เดี่ยวเวลา Isildur แหวนจากเขาได้ ใช่ wight หรือ Sauron มีลักษณะในลอร์ดออฟเดอะริงส์ จะปรินิพพานของเลื่อมใสมากกว่าอักขระเต็มรูปแบบ พวกเขาเข้าถึง และหยิบไม่มีจิตหรือบุคลิกภาพ ว่าพวกเขามีมือ แต่ไม่มีหัวใจ หรือจิตใจThe struggle with the Barrow-wight illustrates in miniature some of the major elements of the hobbits’ future adventures. First, the idea of fellowship is emphasized when Frodo is left isolated after the wight has captured his cohorts. Frodo has been seen alone in the novel before this point, but he has never seemed quite as lonely as he does when he calls out for his friends and hears nothing but the wind in return. We see that Frodo is not just in the company of the other members of the Fellowship, but is building a real connection with them. Another example of fellowship is Frodo’s sudden rescue by Tom, who has appeared only recently in the narrative. We might have expected Tolkien to use the encounter with the Barrow-wight as an opportunity to showcase Frodo’s developing heroic skills—but he does not, for Frodo falls prey to the wight just as his colleagues did. Heroism does not necessarily mean standing out from the others as the strongest; it can go hand in hand with reliance upon others. We see that Tolkien is putting forth a new model of the hero, one who does not insist on doing everything himself, but who can accept aid from others.The power of the Ring appears as a temptation here, one that must be resisted. We are again shown that Sauron’s power is not an external threat, but an internal one as well: it afflicts the mind and heart of its wearer, working its insidious effects from the inside out. During Frodo’s confrontation with the Barrow-wight, his first instinct is to put on the Ring, become invisible, and save himself by running away. Of course this would be an effective solution, but it would also be a thoroughly selfish one, as it would ensure the deaths of his friends left behind in the mound. The struggle Frodo undergoes in this episode is therefore not just between himself and a wicked demon, but between two parts of himself—one part that looks to save his own skin at any cost, and another part that cares about those dear to him. We see again that Tolkien’s tale is not just about external happenings, but about inward development.
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