 He compares the Dwarves' greed for "mithril" with that of the Barrow-wights for treasure, and indeed that of the dragons in "The Hobbit" and "Beowulf" for gold.In his view, these symbolise the evil "inherent in the mineral treasures hidden in the womb of Earth", just as mining and metalwork are associated with Satan in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" (I, 670-751).Huttar sums up with a reflection on Tolkien's moral vision in the story