Lord of the Rings: an allegory of the PhD?

[ptyx]

Thanks to ap_aelfwine for passing it along.

My favourite part is:

The last and darkest period of Frodo's journey clearly represents the writing-up stage, as he struggles towards Mount Doom (submission), finding his burden growing heavier and heavier yet more and more a part of himself

:D

You can read the whole thing hereYes, I've been working hard on my

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[isiscolo]

Hee! That is awesome!

[ptyx]

LOL, yes, very appropriate!

[magalud]

Frodo, Harry, dissertation. It's a Hero's Journey. I love Joseph Campbell.

[ptyx]

That means that I'm a hero! Yeah...