The Fellowship of the Ring

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    a certain amount of power but with great power comes great responsibility. The Fellowship of the Ring is a book about Frodo and his friends on the journey to destroy the Ring, a device created by Sauron with the purpose to rule and enslave the minds of the species on Middle-earth. During the journey to destroy the Ring, Frodo and his friends must try to resist the Ring’s corruptive powers. In the Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien uses various characters to show how power corrupts those…

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    The Fellowship of the Ring is the first out of the three books in The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings is named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who lost this One Ring that contains much of his soul and power. He has an overriding desire and power to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a quest literature, a quest is what happens when a character or more than one character travels to a faraway destination with a purpose and desire of…

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    from power can be seen in many characters, from no corruption in Tom Bombadil, to some in Frodo, Boromir, and even more in Gollum. Those with more power to begin with are more likely to be corrupted, and Saruman is a great example of this. In Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien, power causes addiction and corruption in many of the characters, regardless of their intentions, showing the danger that power possesses. To start off, Tom Bombadil was a very content character. His acceptance of…

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    Tom Bombadil placed the magic ring on his finger; everyone waited for him to disappear, but nothing happened, and he handed the ring back to Frodo without a slight hesitation. Frodo offered Galadriel the ring and she grew into a horrible creature towering over Frodo, but fought the ring’s strong temptation, and finally decreasing back to her normal self and declined the powerful ring. Both Bombadil and Galadriel, in The Lord of the Rings, are examples of powerful, higher-power creatures living a…

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first movie in the trilogy The Lord of the Rings. It is based on the book series by the same title written by J.R.R. Tolkein. The movie follows Frodo, and his fellowship party, as they set out on a quest to destroy the ring. The ring is evil, and must be destroyed or the fate of Middle Earth could be in danger. This movie’s music takes the audience to another time and place. It takes the viewer’s on a journey to Middle Earth, and captures…

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    Have you ever wanted to live in a world of fantasy filled with orcs, wizards, elves and dwarves? If so, the Lord of the Rings is for you. In the first book, The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo is given the task of guarding the Ring of Rulers. His first mission was to reach Rivendell, the elfin city. Along the way, Sam, Merry, and Pippin in the Shire, and Aragorn (otherwise known as Strider) in Bree joined him. On their journey, they have had to evade the Black Riders who are supernatural servants…

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’s movie was an adaptation of the book by J. R. R. Tolkien, who believed that, at the time of his death in 1973, the Lord of the Rings book could not be turned into a film. 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…

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    The fellowship of the ring has so many interesting and important characters that it is simply too difficult to pick just a few. Frodo Baggins: Frodo is the main protagonist in this story. He starts out as being a happy and perpetually hungry hobbit, living in Bad End with his Uncle Bilbo. An unfortunate inheritance changes his life forever. Frodo is very introverted, he lived a quiet fairly uneventful life at home. So during the quest he often prefers the company of himself, and his friend Sam.…

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    The Fellowship of the Ring, a group strangers who grow more courageous when working together. On the beginning of their journey, Frodo and Sam set off on their way to Prancing Pony. Samwise Gamgee, the first one to volunteer, represents a loyal retainer. Courage to continue with Frodo shows a dedication that a loyal retainer has for the hero of their story. He risks his life several times, which includes him joining Frodo in the first place. Sam also represents a Martyr, he feels the need to…

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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is about a young hobbit named Frodo Baggins that must destroy the One Ring by throwing it into the fiery pit of Mount Doom in order to stop the Dark Lord Sauron from shrouding the world in darkness. The Hero’s Journey is an archetype that is used commonly in movies, books, and television shows in order to show the development of the main hero. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring follows Frodo Baggins as he develops as a character…

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