Throughout Tolkien's works it is evident that his works are relevant to the motifs of Mythology and legend. He mainly draws information form Norse and Christian mythology but there are links to Greek traditional mythology.
We see connections in the heroes and villains, the supernatural, The journey, the trial, the struggle, the transformation and the homecoming. In traditional stories it is always the hero is good and the Villain is evil. This story is no exception, the fellowship is good and Sauron and Saruman are evil. The proof for Sauron is that it states that he poured all his evil an…