hant in the time of boredom. A quote from such a song is: "Gil-galad was an Elven-king. Of him the harpers sadly sing: the last whose realm was fair and free between the Mountains and the Sea." "His sword was long, his lance was keen, his shining helm afar was seen!" This use of rhymes transmits a feeling that is sent by the character singing the song to the reader. This is an effective use of catharsis. In a story like "The Lord of the Rings", catharsis is very important and essential. Throughout the whole book, there is one minor weakness. Due to the many names of all the different characters in the story, each of them can be easily confused with, causing the reader to be perplexed, and thereforelosing his or interest in the novel. Many of the names sound the same. Oncea name is introduced, many others follow. And then it builds up into a very long list of jumbled names. Some of the confusing ones are: Aragorn, Arathorn, Arwen, Athdas, Bolger, Bomladil, Bombur, Boromir, Eldar, Elendil, Elessar, Eomer, Eru, Galadrid, Galadrim, Gildor, Gil-galad, Gimli, Glorfindel, Minas Morgul, and Minas Firith. Overall, "The Lord of the Rings" is an incredible, fantastic book. It was fairly difficult to read at some parts of the book which had "Boring" written all over the page, but it was definitely worth all that time. There is absolutely no doubt about the potential of excellence this book can generate. Tolkien has written an outstanding book and has proven many things and has shown many aspects. When Tolkien set out writing this book, he aimed for a best- seller. When it was completed, he re-defined the words, "A Masterpiece..." ...
