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- Title
THE POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER OF FRODO BAGGINS.
- Authors
LEONARD, BRUCE
- Abstract
J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings accurately portrayed the signs and symptoms of what is currently labeled Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Frodo’s condition logically follows his experiences of less than a year in the War of the Ring. Tolkien did not have access to a diagnostic manual but apparently used his keen observations from both World Wars to inform his narrative. No fantasy is employed to describe Frodo condition after the Ring is destroyed. His condition is that of a vet with PTSD. Evidence from the History of Middle-earth demonstrates the deliberate steps taken to show Frodo as broken by his sacrifice.
- Subjects
BAGGINS, Frodo (Fictional character); POST-traumatic stress disorder in literature; LORD of the Rings book series; TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973; FICTIONAL characters; 20TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
Mythlore, 2023, Vol 42, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
0146-9339
- Publication type
Literary Criticism