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Vol. 2 / No. 2 / Published : 2013-08

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Original Article :

Comparison between the vision of characters, devavrata in rajagopalachari’s mahabharata, and gandalf in tolkien's the lord of the rings: the two towers

Author :

  1. Pramudito Rahadianto*1
  2. Christinawati*2
  1. Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
  2. Dosen Fakultas Ilmu Budaya

Abstract :

This study intends to discover the similarities and differences between C.Rajagopalachari’s Mahabharata and J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of The  Rings. The writer uses American Comparative study as a method of study to find the similarities between the characters of both stories, and as an approach and theory to reveal the relationship between characters. This study will observe the characters and plots and find the differences and the similarities between the visions of the characters. Some of events and characters in Mahabharata are not only interesting but also giving many moral lessons for us. On the other hand, The Lord of The Rings is telling about a journey of a group of friends to destroy the ring which will give the wielder strong power to control another ring. Gandalf as the leader of the group becomes an interesting object to study as well as Devabrata in Mahabharata.Besides, literary work can become the portrayal of the culture and the development of culture, because every literary work will get some affection from their culture. Mahabharata and The Lord of The Rings were written by different authors and different culture as well. Even if both of the stories have different authors, it would not guarantee that both of them  did not have similarities. The study finds that cultural gap between both authors cannot guarantee that both of the stories are absolutely different. Both Devavrata and Gandalf  suffer from reincarnation experience, both of them like to give some helps for people around them, both of them get the roles as  leaders of their group. By knowing the similarities and differences from the vision of characters, the readers will have a clue to understand the differences and similarities about  west and east vision of life.

Keyword :

Dharma, Karma, Kshatriya, Reincarnation, Resurrection,


References :

Bassnet, Susan,(1993) Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction Oxford : Blackwell Publisher

Dowd, Joseph,(2011) Maximizing Dharma: Krsna’s Consequentialism in the Mahabharata, Praxis, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2011. Irvine : University Of California

Kesti, Tutta,(2007) Heroes of Middle-Earth: J. Campbell’s Monomyth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955) - : University Of Jyväskylä

Krejčová, Michaela,(2010) Unlikely heroes in The Lord of the Rings - : Masaryk University

Tolkien, J.R.R. ,(2002) The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers Minneapollis : High Bridge Company





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