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Lesson 1 (from Part I, The Fall of Numenor and the Lost Road, Chapters 1-2, The Early History of the Legend, The Fall of Numenor)

Objective

Part I, The Fall of Numenor and the Lost Road, Chapters 1-2, The Early History of the Legend, The Fall of Numenor

The Lost Road is written primarily in the third-person and omniscient point of view juxtaposed with content compiled by his son Christopher. This method offers a comprehensive and somewhat persuasive perspective that connects events, characters, and ideologies. The aim of this lesson is to examine the novel's point of view.

Lesson

1) Class Discussion: What is point of view? Why is it important in telling a story? Why do the students think that Tolkien tells the story mainly in the third-person perspective of the narrator? How do the students think the meaning of the story would change if Tolkien told the story from the first-person perspective?

2) In-class Exercise: Consider this quote by Tolkien, "We agreed that he should try 'space-travel,' and I should try...

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