sacrifice to defend their own, to care their nation, to be freedom, to show who are them. Self-sacrifice is the good moral.
4.2.3 Arwen
Arwen was born from elf race. She is a very beautiful elf in the Middle Earth. She is not a part of companion Fellowship of the Ring but she also
supports the Fellowship of the Ring. Arwen ahas participated to help Fellowship of the Rings. She saves Frodo life when Frodo was infected toxin
of enemy sword. Arwen rides a white house and run from many enemies that seek Frodo. Arwen brings Frodo to Elf palace to heal Frodo.
Elves are so special race, they life forever. So does Arwen, moreover she is the most beautiful elf. Many people admire her but she has fallen in love
with someone. He is from human race. Arwen knows it is impossible to falling in love with human because she is an elf. She lives as an elf and it is
different with human life. The one that she loves is Aragorn, the heir of Gondor. Aragorn bears the big responsibility for Gondor because he is the
future king of Gondor. It is impossible for Aragorn to left his human life although Aragorn and Arwen love each others.
Finally Arwen has chosen. She absolutely enjoys her life as an elf but she cannot feels life with her love. Arwen has decided to leave her life as an
elf. She chooses to live with her love, Aragorn. She puts off her elf neglect and she life as human too. There no life forever anymore because she is not
elf anymore. She becomes human, feels life but she also will feels death in
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the end of her life. But the greatest thing in her life, she can love with a man that she loves.
Arwen became as a mortal woman, and yet it was not her lot to die until all that she had gained was lost. As Queen of the Elves and
Men she dwelt with Aragorn for six-score years in great glory and bliss; yet at last he felt the approach of old age and knew that the
span of his life-days was drawing to an end, long though it had been. Then Aragorn said to Arwen: At last, Lady Evenstar, fairest
in this world, and most beloved, my world is fading. Lo We have gathered, and we have spent, and now the time of payment draws
near. Arwen knew well what he intended, and long had foreseen it; nonetheless she was overborne by her grief. Would you then, lord,
before your time leave your people that live by your word? she said. Not before my time, he answered. For if I will not go now,
then I must soon go perforce. And Eldarion our son is a man full ripe for kingship. Then going to the House of the Kings in the
Silent Street, Aragorn laid him down on the long bed that had been prepared for him. There he said farewell to Eldarion, and gave into
his hands the winged crown of Gondor and the sceptre of Arnor; and then all left him save Arwen, and she stood alone by his bed.
And for all her wisdom and lineage she could not forbear to plead with him to stay yet for a while. Tolkien, 2002:229
By analyzing Arwen character, the writer recognizes self-sacrifices of her. She does not merely take decision bravely but her decision also changes
her life, her fate as an pure elf. Arwen is life as an elf but she leaves everything for love. She leaves her family, her immortal life, elves palace.
She chooses to live with a man that she loves. Arwen does self-sacrifices for her love. This attracts the writer to understand more about love between
Arwen and Aragorn, self-sacrifice. So the writer does analyzing relation of love and self-sacrifice which has been done by Arwen.
As Bentham 1959:382 said that man is a pleasure seeking, pain avoiding creature. So people search happiness in their live. Happiness can be
derived for many things, such as wealthy, love, and so on. The writer analyzes that Arwen feels love bring the happiness more than everything for
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her live. That is why she chooses to leave everything she has as an elf for love. Arwen does self-sacrifice for a man that she loves, and definitely the
love for reach her happiness. So the writer analyzes self-sacrifice of Arwen could be valued as good moral. It is because by self-sacrifice she lives
happily with Aragorn, although she does sacrifice but finally it brings good things for her, she reaches the happiness. By analyzing, the writer concludes
to reach certain aim or purpose in our life, there is always struggle or sacrifice.
4.3 Unselfishness
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