Question
Read the quotations below from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. Match each one
with the theme or lesson it suggests.
Solve the problem in front of you
It is important to carry on even in
the face of obstacles.
Help can come from unexpected
places.
Quotation
"Even in this gloom hope gleams
again. ... The accursed darkness
itself has been a cloak to us."
"It is not our part to master all the
tides of the world, but to do what is
in us . . . uprooting the evil in the
fields that we know."
"I'll get there, if I leave everything
but my bones behind," said Sam.
"And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if
it breaks my back and heart.
© 1955 J. R. R.
Tolkie
Theme
Answer
Quotation 1: "Even in this gloom hope gleams again. ... The accursed darkness itself has been a cloak to us." - It is important to carry on even in the face of obstacles.
Quotation 2: "It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us . . . uprooting the evil in the fields that we know." - Help can come from unexpected places.
Quotation 3: "I'll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind," said Sam. "And I'll carry Mr. Frodo up myself, if it breaks my back and heart." - Solve the problem in front of you.