In The Lord of the Rings Book 3 and four begin to discuss the good and evil that surround them in Middle Earth as well as the One ring. Through the readings of book 3 and four the corruption that resides in all the characters is revealed and highlighted through their actions. All along during the books the symbol of power in Tolkien’s story was the One Ring. The lust for power is a dangerous temptation that every character struggles against. In chapter 11 Pippin who is seen to be the most pure and admirable falls to the temptation of power. Pippin puts the whole group in danger due to his lack of judgement when given the opportunity of wielding power. Another character, Gollum is seen in the third book acting very sneaky. Gollum is one of the numerous characters to fall under the influence of the ring and its corruption. “‘Where iss it, where iss it: my Precious, my Precious? It’s ours, it is, and we want it. The thieves, the thieves, the filthy little thieves. Where are they with my Precious? Curse them! We hates them.’” (612) Frodo is bombarded by Gollum who desperately wants to find the one ring. Gollum acted like a companion but soon betrayed his group by attempting to take power through persuasion and then force. The theme of good and evil is developed throughout all the books of the Lord of the Rings by Tolkien which can also be seen in Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago. The Gulag Archipelago part four talks about Solzhenitsyn’s experience and what it took to survive in the prisons. For Solzhenitsyn the evil within himself came out not exactly for power but for survival. According to Solzhenitsyn, surviving came “‘at any price’ means: at the price of someone else” (Solzhenitsyn 302) Solzhenitsyn could only worry about himself and how he was going to survive. The soviets controlling the prisoners also demonstrates the internal struggle of evil vs good. It is possible that just like Solzhenitsyn, the Soviet soldiers were simply doing what needed to be done in order to survive even if it meant the expense of others. The soviet union soldiers become corrupted when given an opportunity to hold power over others. What they do with these powers shows just how harmful power can become in the wrong hands. The Gulag Archipelago highlights how corrupting evil can be. Ultimately in both books the internal human struggle of good vs evil is shown in the presence of power.