Annotation of the Children of Hurin

The purpose of this essay is to be a book review, and an analysis of the writing as a whole. It has been verbalise that this is Tolkiens darkest work, which goes along with the theme of Darkness and Wickedness through come in the book. Tolkiens time period, religion, and upbringing have shaped his works including this one. Quote he butt end make one feel the darkness and wickedness, and its insidious nature as it silently seeps into homophile hearts and minds, which alters their behavior leading to human demise. This is very lawful in The Children of Hurin there are characters that because of their wickedness that is inside, or cast upon them end up perishing due to their choices and behaviors. I do not necessarily agree with Witherington that human pride goes before the fall, and it makes us vulnerable to powers of darkness. I do not understand the connection of how pride can cause vulnerability to the darkness. If someone is insulting then they may not take heed to others advi ce and counsel, but that doesnt necessarily mean that it will cause them to fall into darkness easier than someone who isnt.The protagonist Turin sets out on his journey in a world that is occupied with evil and wickedness. So far Turin hasnt fallen into obscurity and evil ways and he has a lot of pride in this story. What is personally interesting to me in this essay is Witheringtons correlation of Tolkiens use of the motif of the creeping darkness of evil which falls upon the realm owes more to the Biblical notion of the effects of the Fall than to Norse lore.