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Magic in The Lord of the Rings–Deus ex Machina Part II
Last week I said I’d write about two authors who I think handle magic well—J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien. I got a little ahead of myself! This week is Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. I know...
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My Boggart Plan
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the kids learn about boggarts. A boggart is, according to Hermione, a “shape-shifter…it can take the shape of whatever it thinks will frighten us most.”...
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The Gift of Mortality, Part II—Choosing to Die
J.R.R. Tolkien gave his Men the “gift” of mortality. They could die, unlike the Elves, whose lives were connected to Middle Earth itself. As I wrote in a previous blog, Tolkien thought that mortality...
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The Saddest Story
Puff the Magic Dragon is the saddest story I have ever heard. Sadder than Shakespeare, sadder than a Greek tragedy. It’s the story of growing up and losing the magic in life. What could be sadder than...
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The Supernatural–A Modern Deus Ex Machina
*I’m on vacation and reblogging this from a few years ago!* Deus ex Machina—this phrase means “god from the machine” and was originally a stage device used by the ancient Greeks in which a god would...
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