-Intro P’graph (edit initial submission, more concrete thesis that lends to close reading format)
-Close Reading #1: Interaction between Frodo and Boromir, demonstrate corruption of the soul
-Close Reading #2: Gandalf realizes Saruman has sinister intentions, despite being a Maia
-Close Reading #3: Galadriel is offered the ring (WHY SHE REFUSED)
-Gulag: describe the nature behind the behavior of prison guards, SMERSH, Chekists, etc.
-Permanent Lie: survive at every price: soul behind barbed wire, only material results matter
-Why is virtue associated with sacrifice? How could prison or a work camp be considered cathartic?
-Close readings note: 2.5 pages (approx.) per close reading
-Potential inclusion: analysis of Gollum/Smeagol — descent into madness and being a wretch — Gollum = embodiment of separation between human and humanity
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