Lord Of The Rings Comparison

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Throughout history, countless works of literature have been published by deriving ideas from previous literature pieces. With each new work of literature published, the probability of finding similarities between works increases, whether they are miniscule or overtly apparent. While you can look at similarities as a coincidence, authors often take ideas from previous works. This is especially true with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling. In J.R.R. Tolkien's Trilogy The Lord of the Rings, and the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling, there are many plot, character, and item similarities displaying that J.K. Rowling borrowed ideas from Tolkien and his works.
J.R.R. Tolkien lived his life as a prestigious writer, poet, and university
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Rowling was born in England, in 1965. She graduated college with a strong interest in literature. (J.K. Rowling 1) She is best known for her publication of The Harry Potter series. The seven book series is about a young wizard, named Harry Potter, who attends Hogwarts, a Wizarding School, with others like him, where others realize he is powerful beyond imagination and destined to be a great wizard. Throughout the series, Harry battles Voldemort, due to the fact hs is the chosen wizard, that the prophecy foretold. Through his schooling in the art of magic and with the help of his friends, Harry learns to master his wizarding skills and with others battles against the dark forces of magic. J.K. Rowling, when asked about the influence Tolkien had on her writing replied, “I love the Hobbit, but I think, if you set aside the fact that the books overlap in terms of dragons and wands and wizards, the Harry Potter books are very different, especially in tone” (Granger 1). Rowling was quoted on a Newsweek interview, that she had the Trilogy before writing her book, but denied any influence from the stories, referring to the similarities as “meaningless overlap” (Granger 1) . This is very hard to believe given the strong similarities in the plot, character and items, that contained parallel roles in both