Our culture today suffers from liquid modernity, where mindsets and institutions dissolves all of the things on which we have historically built our lives and identities. In light of this, where are we from? What does it mean to be “from” somewhere? Are we “from” anywhere? Do we even have roots anymore? This article explores these questions and offers suggestions for overcoming rootlessness.
Why the Scouring of the Shire?
The Scouring of the Shire, the penultimate chapter of The Lord of the Rings, is often ignored. Peter Jackson left it out of the films, and readers often treat it as an afterthought to the War of the Ring and the events on Mount Doom. But Tolkien himself suggests...
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