The Grotesque Embodiment of Un-being
Christian Humanism Exemplified in Tolkien's Gollum and Lewis's Unman
Smeagol and Gollum
In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Gollum exemplifies the very same demonic characteristics as O’Connor’s character, Hazel Motes. Although Tolkien’s grotesque hobbit is not nearly as comical as O’Connor’s prophets, Sméagol nevertheless follows the same pattern of estrangement from his creator, division of his self, and displacement fr…
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