In The Two Towers, by J.R.R Tolkien, a theme that you are
reminded of throughout the novel is The Decay of Civilization. Before all this
evil flourished throughout civilization, the land was a peaceful and noble
place. As the fellowship goes on their journey they see this evil across the
land. Isengard and Gondor are two cities that used to be a peaceful and noble
place to live. Now they have deteriorated and turned into miserable places to
live. The morals that were practiced in the past have faded. Recent
practices of hospitality toward strangers have been forgotten because
of the new evils that are among the land. The quest to destroy the ring is not
just to defeat Sauron once and for all. The fellowship is also working towards
saving humanity from this gradual deterioration of good among the land. The
fellowship knows this because of the frightened people they see in
cities, and the overall appearance of the land.
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