The Best Piece of Writing EVER Written (in my humble opinon)

In my opinion, the best piece of writing I have ever read is J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. In his books, Tolkien creates an entirely new world from imagination, which he populates with creatures and lands never before heard of. Middle-earth and its inhabitants are not just flat things on a page; they have unspoken histories, secrets hidden deep in dark woods, and wild stories as old as the hills themselves. All of these elements make Middle-earth seem as real a place as the earth I live in.

            Tolkien is a master of word pictures. Although he, like Dickens, takes a long time to explain something, in the end I am able to see characters like Samwise Gamgee and places such as the Passage into Mordor as clearly as if they were right in front of me. I can feel the dirt coating my skin, see the distant fires of Mount Doom, hear the screams of battle, and feel the fear as Frodo fights with the sinister spider Shelob. Every detail is so vivid, and the words are so beautiful, that the feelings of what I read stay with me long after I put the book down.

            The themes of Lord of the Rings are also part of what makes this my favorite piece of literature. Courage in the face of ultimate evil, the shining of a light in dark places, and hope in the midst of despair are clearly portrayed in Tolkien’s trilogy. Almost every character in the books makes tough decisions, and many of them end up doing what is right, even if they know that in the end it will cost them their lives. At the end of the trilogy, though, it is clear that the good side, through determination and sacrifice, soundly defeats the evil side.

            Fantasy is my favorite genre of all time, so it is probably no surprise that the Lord of the Rings is my favorite piece of literature. It can be argued that Tolkien’s books about Middle-earth are the basis for every other piece of fantasy that has come after it, and I would not disagree. Perhaps that is why I enjoy them so much. However, I would be more prone to say that I enjoy them because they give me courage to follow God even into the pit of Mount Doom, remind me that even if I am not in the foreground I can still make a world of difference, and show me that I can still have hope in the midst of darkness.