The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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 out of love…

This essay will be answering the Question of how a particular Jungian Archetype is represented in a film. The film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ has been chosen for this analysis, because of its wide range of characters that represent Jungian archetypes. Before beginning the analysis on the film, it is important to state the definition of a Jungian archetype. In his essay ‘Psychology and Religion’, Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung describes archetypes as ‘…forms or images of…

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 of Sauron, the dark lord. When in Bree, Frodo encountered his…

Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of The Ring, by J.R.R Tolkien features Frodo, a character of Middle Earth, who becomes influenced under the corruption of power. The ring possesses magic far beyond the controls of one singular man and with the impacts of the ring’s force, comes corruption, or the inability to utilize such power with self control. The ring itself is the power, but questions arise as to what makes this particular power corrupt. Literary critic Roger Kaufman attributes homosexual…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954. Furthermore, Tolkien spent the majority of his childhood in the West Midlands, England; supposedly, Tolkien used the West Midlands as an inspiration for The Shire, the dwelling place of the Hobbits (Doughan). Nevertheless, the ideal way to characterize Hobbits comes from Frodo’s cousin, Bilbo Baggins. While Bilbo is writing his book, he illustrates the life of Hobbits as creatures who prefer a harmonious…

Bilbo decides he doesn't need the ring any more and wants to give it to his younger cousin Frodo Baggins, but when it’s time to hand it over he changes his mind oddly enough. gandalf the grey tells bilbo it could be the one ring of legend. short after confirming this mystery Gandalf insist that it must be taken away from the shire because Sauron's ever growing power my lead dreadful…

The Lord of the Rings: The Monomyth Quest Olivea Borden, Jack Hosek, Swati Patel, Noor Alyasiry, Evan Karlson, and Quinton Rodgers As modern day fantasy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy can be defined as a monomyth. A monomyth is simply defined as a hero’s journey. Frodo, the hero of the trilogy, is seen refusing the call to adventure at first but then accepting it. On his journey, he aided by supernatural forces and tested throughout his journey. After he completed his task of destroying the…

The FellowShip of the Ring The resolution of one this book serves as the rising action of the second.“It 's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don 't keep your feet, there 's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” - J.R.R Tolkien Tolkien, a man who shaped so many lives, his story gave so many people meaning, passion and love. He alone created a world for us few who choose to escape to it. Tolkien 's writing is as deep as the world he…

The creature of the night archetypes is my favorite to write about because there are so many creepy and crawly creatures to talk about in the lord of the ring. A human being person used as a term of scorn, pity, or endearment is the definition of Creature of the night and the fellowship of the rings is a wonderful place to find any number of things that fit that description. Some of my favorites are Golem the balrog and the Uruk-hai. So to start I picked Golem because he is a living breathing…

living things rests in the fate of the One Ring, created by the powerful witch-king Sauron. In this ring he poured his cruelty, his malice, and will to dominate all life. After his defeat in battle, and following a series of events, the Ring had been passed through a variety of owners until finally resting with a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins. A fellowship is formed between a dwarf, elf, humans, and hobbits as they begin a daunting quest to take the Ring to where it was created, in the fires…