Tolkien’s One Ring and the Desire to Obtain it The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien explores the adventure of Frodo Baggins and the One Ring of power created by Sauron, the Dark Lord. Throughout the three texts, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, Tolkien creates a world that is affected by choice and desire. The characters that interact with Sauron’s ring of power stretch across all three books and across all social statuses and races. Humans, immortal beings (the wizards), Hobbits, and Elves all seem affected in some way by the Ring or at least have the potential of the Ring affecting them. The One Ring in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings affects characters in the same way but through different
