One Ring

The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (240-260) In the black, volcanic plain of Mordor, the Dark Lord, Sauron, forged his most powerful weapon in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there could it be destroyed. In The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien, Frodo and Sam must trust the foul creature Gollum to lead them to Mordor. With each step, the burden of the ring grows heavier and heavier for Frodo. In this…

published in 1937 and is an example of the high fantasy genre. Its sequel is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although many readers have thought that the book’s theme is about hidden heroism within, Tolkien has stated his distaste for allegory and told his readers that the book’s main purpose was for storytelling. I chose to read this book because I liked the Lord of the Rings movies. I thought the Lord of the Rings books had too much irrelevant information in the narrative, so I chose the Hobbit…

all extremely curious about his ability to turn invisible. “They had to have the whole vanishing business carefully explained, and the finding of the ring interested them so much that for a while they forgot their own troubles. Balin in particular insisted on having the Gollum story, riddles and all, told all over again, with the ring in its proper place.” We are all grateful to him for we would have been goners if it were not for him. Today, we have encountered spiders, not…

stays true to himself and stays humble and is not like a typical hero who decides to hide behind a mask. Bilbo’s quick thinking and cunning smarts is one of his attributes as a hero and he displays one of his acts of heroism when he and the elves have to venture…

Though in an innate tragedy in itself, like Vassányi’s opinion, there’s an equally thematic deftness through these godlike beings vacating of the world, after their reserved role for so long was one of gentle guidance with the “lesser” species, in preserving the best kind of equilibrium, or at least one keeping the darkness…

All narratives refer to an art of storytelling, a sequence that is followed known as the Hero’s Journey. An example of a narrative that exhibits the Hero’s Journey is The Hobbit, a fictional novel written by J.R.R Tolkien, first published in 1937. This is a story about a creature known as a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who goes on an enticing adventure. This essay will elucidate why the sixth stage of the Hero’s Journey, tests, allies and enemies, is the most significant within the narrative.…

in his abilities and he does not seemed interested in helping the company succeed. Gandalf is the one that has to instill the confidence in Bilbo and force him to go on the journey. Bilbo maintains this pessimistic mindset until he stumbles upon a ring of power. This ring allows the wearer to become invisible and this gives Bilbo a great confidence boost. He is the one in possession of this great ring so he realizes that he should use it’s power for the greater good of Middle-Earth. BIlbo says…

Project- Level One Prompt A “Let's have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you.” Bilbo Baggins was an earthly hobbit with a genuine heart. When a task of such ingenuity was at hand, he took a step out of his hobbit hole to help on an adventure of a lifetime. During this adventure, this hobbit proved to be a leader like none other. Bilbo Baggins was a forerunner in this journey, and is definitely a leader when Gandalf is away. Selfishness was never…

just like ours. But what two worlds are exactly alike? No matter the similarity, each world is as unique as a snowflake. This world, born of Tolkien’s imagination, resides in Middle Earth; this is one whose people are Man, Dwarves, Dragons, Elves, and Hobbits alike. Throughout this tale, the readers follow one such hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who joins thirteen militant dwarves on their quest to reclaim their homeland and the dwarvish kingdom under…

happens in the book, ‘The Hobbit’. The author of ‘The Hobbit’ is J.R.R Tolkien and the movie director is Peter Jackson. The Hobbit is about a little hobbit living a very comfortable, calm, and simple life, that goes by the name Bilbo Baggins. Until one day he was chose by a wizard, Gandalf to go on adventure with him. A small hobbit that has no experience going on adventures and facing prettified adventures.The two majors differences that happened from the book to the movie are the scene where…