The Hunt For Gollum

Here is the independent prequel to The Fellowship of the Ring.  It offers some insight into Gollum and Strider's role in the overall story.

What is myth? Does "The Fellowship" fit the mold?



Joseph Campbell says that "myth is the interface between what is known and what can't be known."  We have discussed mythology and the hero narrative at length this marking period, leading some of us to draw some conclusions about the subject that might we might not have otherwise come to.  I would argue that Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring is a modern mythological fiction that is rightly applicable to his time as well as ours.  However, some may take issue with this.

Given Campbell's off-the-cuff definition of myth, in the comment section below, venture an opnion on this matter.  Is The Fellowship of the Ring what some might claim it to be: a modern mythological fiction that rightly deals with universal concepts.  Or, is the novel something else entirely?  As always, the goal is not to get you to agree with me, or with others for that matter.  But instead the goal is to get you to think through the problem and find an answer that your concience can support.

I look forward to your responses.