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Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
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Doubles At Work: The Three Rovers In J.R.R. Tolkien's Roverandom., Jennifer Marchant
Doubles At Work: The Three Rovers In J.R.R. Tolkien's Roverandom., Jennifer Marchant
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
In this essay, I explore the protagonist’s two doubles in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Roverandom, concluding that they serve as companions, representations of alternative selves or lives, and catalysts to his spiritual development.