Frodo Baggins

In The Hobbit Thorin is the "leader" of the dwarves, he planned to take on the adventure to get the treasure back in Chapter 2. Thorin is a very brave, stubborn, proud, and greedy for riches character in the novel. But, Thorin was not much of a heroic leader and his actions in the novel don't make deserving of his death. Thorin inheritance and approach originally makes Thorin seem like a relatively heroic individual. Though, the dwarf’s ranking in reliance to him drops as Bilbo’s rises. For…

The movie was released on December 19th, 2001 in the fantasy and adventure genre according to IMDB. Most everyone has seen this movie and we all seem to love it. This movie gives us a sense of adventure by just sitting there and watching it while Frodo (Elijah Wood), and his eight companions, are on their journey to destroy Sauron’s evil ring. Most of us can say we have seen this movie at least a few times if not once and we all love it. This movie is the beginning to the trilogy of The Lord of…

boy save the world. Gandalf entrusts the One Ring to Frodo who must journey on foot in evils backyard in order to destroy it. Dumbledore’s pupil Harry is destine to save the world by building up his strengths and finding relics to battle Voldemort head on. While we admire Dumbledore for settling bureaucratic and judicial hurdles for harry, Gandalf pretty much scarifies himself for Frodo and the greater good of Middle Earth. In order for Frodo to continue his quest Gandalf had to sacrifice his…

During a hero’s journey, a hero must travel to the underworld to receive the knowledge needed to complete their journey. In Daniel Woodrell’s Novel Winter’s Bone, Ree Dolly must travel to her own Underworld to learn the truth about her father’s where about and save her home from being taken. Ree’s begins to enter her Underworld when she re-visits Hawkfall for a second time looking for Thump Milton, after being told to never return. Although Ree went through many Underworld like events, her…

no matter the consequences. Faith for a better day, and the guidance of hope leads the fellowship to continue on in the fight against Sauron. When Frodo puts on the ring, he comes into perfect balance with the good and evil inside of him, and later Gandalf reveals it was him who guided Frodo from a higher place above to take off the ring giving Frodo hope to continue forward (484). When the Orcs surround Helms Deep, Theoden talks about how he feels that he is in a prison, and how he wishes he…

challenges of the hero cycle throughout the entire story. There are many traits of the hero cycle that both Odysseus and Frodo both face but these three traits are the ones that are the main things they overcome. The three traits of the hero cycle that Odysseus and Frodo overcome are near death experiences, their ultimate goal, and the road of trials. Throughout each epic, both Frodo and Odysseus are trying to reach their ultimate goal. Their ultimate goal is the thing that they are trying to…

This case has two relevant parties: the employee Bilbo Baggins and the employer Orc Corp. Industries. Baggins v Orc Industries Corp represents a scenario that is relevant to employment law focusing on wrongful termination, privacy between the employee and employer and factors that determines calculating compensation for the plaintiff in a wrongful termination case. To determine if Bilbo can successful sue for wrongful dismissal, we need to see if Orc Corp. had just cause in terminating Bilbo.…

from the start, He was kind to the hobbits by escorting them to Rivendell. When the council meeting was being held by Elrond, Aragorn was the first to volunteer to help Frodo take the ring to Mordor and destroy it. In this scene, Aragon told Frodo that he would protect him with his life. Throughout the movie, he always put Frodo and the hobbits first which demonstrated his loyalty. In the film, Aragon's weakness was self-doubt. He was constantly doubting himself, and he was always afraid that he…

Sam remains unaffected by the Ring. Sam’s memory recalls the corruption of Gollum and Boromir, as well as the steady decay of Frodo. His reason informs his memory that all who possess the ring become a thrall of Sauron himself. In this instance, it is Sam’s will that prevents his corruption, at the core of it is his “good plain hobbit sense” and a strong desire to help Frodo. His pure intentions prevent the One Ring from being able to completely corrupt him because the he only possessed the Ring…

There’s at least some fulfillment to be attained as Gollum meets his purpose, and subsequent demise made a “deserved” product of his own treachery, as Frodo has gotten permission to be allowed past a temporary lapse in his otherwise staunch resilience to being coerced, not just being let to live, but further pass along to the professedly heaven-like Gray Havens, alongside the Elves and other ethereal beings of Middle-Earth. Though in an innate tragedy in itself, like Vassányi’s opinion, there’s…