For it was said, “…One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” The Ring was a piece of metal that denoted the fall of man; it illustrated how much control a small item can have over an entity. Another object which led to the downfall of men was the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge in the Biblical book of Genesis. Just as the One Ring of Power caused many to die and numerous more to succumb to its power, the fruit from the tree triggered the descent of Adam and Eve into the devil’s will. Both the fruit and Sauron’s Ring are symbols of the corruption of power because those who came in contact with the objects, believed they would be smarter and possess a stronger influence over others. As a whole, the Ring symbolized the forbidden fruit from Genesis (Pattern
For it was said, “…One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” The Ring was a piece of metal that denoted the fall of man; it illustrated how much control a small item can have over an entity. Another object which led to the downfall of men was the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge in the Biblical book of Genesis. Just as the One Ring of Power caused many to die and numerous more to succumb to its power, the fruit from the tree triggered the descent of Adam and Eve into the devil’s will. Both the fruit and Sauron’s Ring are symbols of the corruption of power because those who came in contact with the objects, believed they would be smarter and possess a stronger influence over others. As a whole, the Ring symbolized the forbidden fruit from Genesis (Pattern