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Frodo, lord of the dissertation

March 4, 2009 by John

It turns out that just as Candide is an allegory for the academic job market, Frodo’s journey in The Lord of the Rings mirrors dissertation writing:

Like many a dissertator, Frodo’s terrible and treacherous mission has a dual nature. He cannot, and does not, accomplish the goal without the help of others, but ultimately, he must bear the great load alone.

One question: if Frodo’s fellowship “includes family, friends, dissertation groups, fellow doctoral students, professors, undergraduates, and archival and administrative staff members,” why do these people keep trying to take his dissertation from him?

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Posted in Arts and Letters, Dissertation Netherworld | Tagged Dissertation, Frodo, Lord of the Rings | 1 Comment

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  1. on March 30, 2009 at 10:29 am Huck Finn on the market « Memoirs of a SLACer

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