The Problem of Power in The Fellowship of the Ring By Jrr Tolkien

Power is every-thing, it has almost become a proverb that: power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Being a solider in World War One would definitively show that this is to be true or at least that power does not show intelligence. The works that were born out of a need for more information 'hobbits' show that J.R.R. Tolkien wishes for us to distribute power in order that it can not complicate matters …

…another of their race or by some internal righteousness. The difference between good and evil is often in the means in which they are willing to persue the goals set. Evil men beings will not stop at any thing to accomplish their desires, while it is the job of the good to stop them without stepping across the line. Tolkien show the conflict that arises when good faces evil and limited power faces unlimited malice.