2 Lord of the Rings characters that are the best examples of Nietzsche’s Ubermensch

Frodo is the perfect example of Nietzche's Ubermensch because just like an Ubermensch he has “a new beginning...a self-propelled wheel”. When the rings is placed under Frodo's care his life changes drastically, and just like an Ubermensch his values change as he sets out to save Middle earth from the darkness of mount Mordor. 

Gandalf is another Ubermensch  whose “spirit now wills his own will, and he who had been lost to the world now conquers the world.” He was betrayed by his master wizard and now he has the opportunity to go on without someone controlling him. 

Nietzsche's Camel, Lion, and Child, Dragon

The Camel- The laborer, the form when you blindly follow the values and expectations of others and do everything they tell you to do.

The Lion- When the camel grows tired of doing the routine others made up for him, he quits following these predetermined values and becomes the lion.

The Child- Once the lion is able to fully break away from its previous life he turns a new leaf, and starts creating a new life based on his own values. This is when he becomes the Child.

The Dragon- Once the Child becomes empowered by their new life they grow up into a Dragon, and live following their own set of beliefs for the rest of their existence.

Nietzsche's Camel, Lion, and Child, Dragon

Plato's Cave

The Cave represents the blindness that all humans are born with and must try to break free from. The cave acts as a way to hide real life from the people inside while those outside of the cave are living real life. The life within the cave might be better than the one in the real world but it is still fake and because of that there is no point in living it. 

The Truman Show

We all accept the reality with which we are presented with. No matter how unbelievable or unrealistic some ones perspective may seem to someone else looking from the outside in, to the person living that reality everything makes sense. The North Korean people for example, accept the Communist reality that their leader has created. They are convinced that Kim Jung Un can read their minds! We of course know that this is insane, but to them it's perfectly normal. Another example of an alternative reality is the education system, we accept all the rules that they expect us to follow without questioning it. In "The Truman Show" Christof believes he is helping Truman by imprisoning him in his own alternate reality. Cristof believes that sheltering Truman from the real world is the best way to keep him happy. The idea that my life could be my own personal reality is very interesting, however it is impossible because there are events happening all around me that don't involve me at all. In order for this to be my own version of the Truman show, the whole community would have to focus around me. Gristof was probably a failed actor who wanted to revolutionize the entertainment business, and so he created "The Truman Show" and started to live his own life Truman's.

Groundhog Day - 5 Stages of Grief

denial-When Phil asks Rita to slap him in the face the first time the day loops around. 
Phil is in the denial stage and cannot believe he could be reliving the same day again. 


Anger- He gets angry with Ned and pushes him on the 3rd day 
Ned keeps bothering Phil as the days go on and as Phil transitions to e anger stage, he takes out his frustration on Ned.

Bargaining- He asks the two man at the bowling alley what they would do if they were living everyday on repeat.
Phil is becoming desperate and starts to show it by opening up to strangers.

Depression- He tries killing himself over and over again.
This is the most devastating stage, Phil has given up and so he keeps killing himself over and over again. 


Acceptance- He accepts his faith when he convinces Rita to spend the night with him.
Phil decides to make the mos out of everyday which allows him to accept his new life.