desire of strength to do good. Do not tempt me I dare not take it, not even to keep it safe, unused. The wish to wield
it would be too great for my strength.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.70-71
Qualisign representament
object Interpretant
Gandalf’s faith Gandalf.
Gandalf was not interested in taking and
bear the Ring, Though Gandalf have a great
power of wizard and he was possibly to bear the
Ring, but in other fact, he do not want to bear the
Ring, because Gandalf knew the great power that
he had could be eliminated by the very
bad power of that Ring. Beside that, the Ring
always make heavier it weight when Gandalf
want to touch the Ring.
Explanation: “Gandalf’s faith” stands for qualisign because the
word “faith” tells about someone’s quality, and Gandalf has quality of faith.
b. Sinsign
1. The significant changes that appear in Gollum or Smeagol are
warning for using The Ring in a long period, and that also happened to Bilbo, Saruman and the Wraiths of The Ring.
Gollum used to be a Hobbit, but the power of the Ring turns
him into a terrible creatures.
“[….] He took to thieving, and going about to muttering himself, and gurgling in his throat. So they called him
Gollum, and cursed him, and told him to go far away;….” TLOTR, 1988, p.63
“[…] The Ring went into the shadow with him, and even the maker, when his power had begun to grow again,
could nothing of it’ “TLOTR, 1988, p.63 “[….] ‘I can’t believe that Gollum was connected with
hobbits, however distantly,’ said Frodo with some heat. ‘What an abominable notion’ “ TLOTR, 1988, p.63
“[….] No, not though he possessed the Ring so long, almost as far back as he can remember. For it was long
since he had worn it much: in the black darkness it was seldom needed. Certainly he had never “faded”. He is thin
a tough still. But the thing was eating up his mind, of course, and the torment had becomes almost unbearable.”
TLOTR, 1988, p.64 “[….] He hated the dark, and he hated light more: he
hated everything, and the Ring most of all.’ “TLOTR, 1988, p.64
Sinsign representament
Object Interpretant
The significant changes that appear in Gollum or
smeagol. The using of the Ring in a
long period by GollumSmeagol.
The significant changes that appear in Gollum or
Smeagol is a warning for using The Ring in a long
period, before using the Ring, Gollum was a
Hobbit, but after he used the Ring he became a
terrible creatures, and that changes also happen
to Bilbo, Saruman and the Ring wraiths. They
were good creatures, but when they used the Ring,
they became evil and bad.
Explanation: “ The significant changes that appear in Gollum or
Smeagol” stands for sinsign, because the changes that appear in Gollum indicates a singular sign or a reaction of using the Ring.
2. The rise of Gandalf’s status as the chief of the wizard is a one
simple sign for his shape and physical changes, at the beginning he is identical with grey and after the changes he becomes
completely white. “[….] ‘Mithrandir’ he cried. ‘Mithrandir’
‘Well met, I say to you again, Legolas’ said the old man. They all gazed at him. His hair is white as snow in the
sunshine; and gleaming white was his robe; the eyes under his deep brows were bright, piercing as the rays of
the sun; power was in his hand.” TLOTR II, 1988, p.98
Sinsign representament
object Interpretant
The changes in Gandalf. The rise of Gandalf’s
status as the council of Wizard.
The rise of Gandalf’s status as the chief of the
wizard is a one simple sign for his shapely and
physically changes, at the beginning he was fully
grey,
and after
the changes, he was fully
white. Explanation:
“The changes in Gandalf” stands for sinsign because it is a singular sign or reaction of what happening to Gandalf, Gandalf is
enthroned as the Council of Wizard, and the sign that signified that event is the changes in Gandalf, from Gandalf the Grey becomes the White.
3. Aragorn was hailed as the king of Gondor because Aragorn is
Isildur’s heir from Gondor. While Aragorn was on his journey as the Strider, Gondor is led by Lord Denethor as the Steward
of Gondor, and then it lead continuously by his son Faramir, after Aragorn was back from his journey, he hailed as the King
of Gondor. “[….] ‘Then Aragorn, being now the heir of Isildur,….”
TLOTR III, 1988, p.338
Sinsign representament object Interpretant
The enthronement of Aragorn as the king of
Gondor Aragorn is Isildur’s heir
Aragorn is hailed as the king of Gondor because
Aragorn Isildur’s heir from Gondor. And he
hailed as a King of Gondor after Gondor was
led by the steward of Gondor, Faramir.
Explanation: “The enthronement of Aragorn as the king of
Gondor” stands for singular sign or reaction of what happening to Aragorn; Aragorn is Isildur’s heir, and he can be enthroned as the King of
Gondor.
4. The changes also happen to Arwen when he decides to get
marry with Aragorn, her power as an Elf slightly disappears and he becomes more like a Men and she lost her immortality of an
Elf.
“[….] But Arwen became as a mortal woman, and yet it was not her lot to die until all that she had gained lost.
‘As Queen of 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.”
TLOTR III, 1988, p.343
Sinsign representament
object Interpretant
The changes in Arwen’s power,
she lost
her immortality as an Elf
Arwen’s marriage with Aragorn
The changes that happen to
Arwen when
he decided to get marry with
Aragorn, her power as an elf
was slightly
disappeared and
he become more like a
human that she lost her immortality of an Elf.
Explanation: “The changes in Arwen’s power” stands for singular
sign or reaction of Arwen’s marriage with Aragorn. Arwen is an Elf, and Aragorn is a Men, and when Arwen was married with Aragorn, she lost
her power of an Elf, and he becomes mortal just like Men. 5.
The changes happen in Shire, land of Hobbits, plants grow fast, Shire becomes green, beautiful, and prosperous. And that all
happen after Sam spread the soil which given by Lady Galadriel.
“Then suddenly one day, for he had been too busy for weeks to give a thought to his adventures, he remembered
the gift of Galadriel ………….
Inside it was filled with a grey dust, soft and fine, in the middle of which was a seed, like a small nut with a silver
shale. ‘What can I do with this?’ said Sam. ………….
So Sam planted saplings in all the places where specially beautiful or beloved trees had been destroyed, and he put
a grain of the precious dust in the soil at the root of each. ………….
Spring surpassed his wildest hopes. His trees began to sprout and grow, as if time was in a hurry and wished to
make one year do for twenty. In the Party Field a beautiful young sapling leaped up: it had silver bark and long
leaves and burst into golden flowers in April.” TLOTR III, 1988, p.302-303
Sinsign representament
object Interpretant
The changes that happen in Shire, land or place
where the Hobbits are live The spread of soil which
done by
Samwise Gamgee
The changes happen in Shire, land of Hobbits,
plants grow fast, Shire becomes green, beautiful,
and prosperous, that all happen after Sam spread
the soil which given by Lady Galadriel.
Explanation: “The changes that happen in Shire, land or place
where the Hobbits are live” stands for sinsign because it is singular sign or reaction of what Samwise Gamgee had done to that land, he spread the soil
that Lady Galadriel gave him, so that the Shire becomes green and prosperous.
c. Legisign
