What is the theme of the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy?

I have a few ideas but I don't know if any of them are right. Here's what I'm thinking so far: good vs evil, friendship, courage, and even greed. Please tell me what you think and give me some suggestions maybeWhat is the theme of the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy?
good vrs evil, good always winsWhat is the theme of the entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy?
Friendship and Sacrifice when the fellowship is created.





Power and Temptation when the One Ring is the object of power and desire tempting all who holds it.





Death and Immortality: Tolkien wrote about The Lord of the Rings and death in his Letters:





';It is mainly concerned with Death, and Immortality; and the 'escapes': serial longevity, and hoarding memory.'; (Letter 211, 1958)





War: the author Tolkien lost many friends in the trenches of World War I and so he felt strongly about war and based the story around war.
For me it seems to be that Courage %26amp; strength are not found only in the hearts, bodies, and minds of those who most would think it would be found in. But also and sometimes greater measures of, in the hearts etc. of the most unlikely and that when the Strength and smarts fail Love, friendship, and often stupidity turned to bravery will conquer all evils, even the darkest that breaks the bravest man's will.
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I'm going to butcher this probably, but there's a line somewhere in it like ';there's a hope there's still some good in this world. and that's worth fighting for.';





The obvious good vs evil, courage, etc, of course! But for me, when I read the books, I feel empowered.
Good vs Evil is the basic theme with lots of sub themes thrown in. Just what you think - Friendship, courage, timelessness of things.
Greed can get the best of anyone, if you let it. You must be in control of your life and feelings to overcome evil.
Good wins over evil after some dangers.
good vs. evil and there are sooo many more. like sacrifice, pride, humility
You got it right. Add loyalty in the mix.