The Lord of the Rings

Wormtongue is a malevolent traitor who exemplifies J.R.R. Tolkien’s belief that power is corruptive in The Two Towers: Book One. Wormtongue is not an influential character alone, but he leeches onto the power of Theoden and uses the force of betrayal to attempt his own personal gain. While Wormtongue’s ultimate loyalty remains to Saruman, he manipulates King Theoden to weaken the power of Edoras. While Wormtongue’s method of manipulation and strategic influence over Theoden gain him some…

In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays the mentor archetype because he is full of wisdom, has experience from many treacherous journeys , and is a superb leader. The mentor archetype in the Hero’s journey (In this case, Bilbo’s hero's journey) is the hero or initiates teacher figure who often guides them through the journey by giving them advice, information, wisdom, etc. One of the many marks of a good mentor is experience, and in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, it is made known that…

break the skull that represents the fear and darkness of the island. The skull of the sow only breaks into two pieces and he ends up with bruised knuckles, The skull breaking into two illuminates the ideas of the evil and good in the text. When the Lord of the Flies says, “He is in all of us”, this ignites the idea of the good of Simon's character traits and the bad of Jack's character traits. This idea is considered on a greater scale of the world and humanity as a whole, because their is good…

Hero: Brain or Brawn Katniss Everdeen lives in a troubled time when the government seeks to wreak havoc upon communities. Out of a matter of necessity, Katniss focuses all of her attention to herself and her younger sister. Her secluded world consists of providing for only the needs of her family, without consideration of others. However, a chance selection enrolls Katniss in a journey that changes her life forever and aids her in developing to her full potential. Similarly, in Tolkien’s…

In the book Lord Of The Flies ,the author William Golding use many symbols to get the struggles the boys face trying to stay civilized across. there are three main objects used to pretray the struggles; the conch,the fire and the sows head.Each object represents a different part of the struggle for humanity ; the conch is the need for order of civilization and authority, the fire represented the hope the boys have to rescued and the sows head represents the underlying conflicts each boy has…

After Bilbo’s first victory, he is called to help his friends once more when the dwarves are captured by the wood elves. Luckily, Bilbo has the ability to disappear due to his magic ring he finds in Gollum, a small slimy creature who tries to trick Bilbo’s, cave making him capable of sneaking around unseen. Bilbo discovers a water gate, and for some time he “sat and thought about [it wondering] if it could be used for the escape of…

Lord of the Flies: Critical Essays “Choose a novel in which there is a disturbing or violent incident. Explain briefly what happens during the incident and discuss to what extent the disturbing or violent incident is important to your understanding of the text as a whole.” - 20 marks In William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies', the underlying savagery which exists within all humans is explored, through a group of young boys who end up on a deserted island after a plane crash and must look after…

One of many prominent themes in William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, is fear. Fear is an unpleasant human emotion that is triggered when a perceived threat, likely to cause pain or distress, presents itself. It is a basic survival mechanism that signals when danger is present. It is an essential part of keeping safe from harm and threats. In Golding’s Lord of the Flies, fear is a persistent theme that occurs in each chapter of the infamous novel. The fear in the group of boys was…

Bilbo Baggins was a shy, timid hobbit who wanted nothing more than a cup of tea and some food in his belly. This young hobbit seemed set on his beliefs and values. Following an adventure that contained long walks, wars, and escape plans, he was changed. On the other hand, who wouldn’t be? After Bilbo was taken out of the comfort of his cozy hobbit hole, he grew in bravery, confidence, and leadership. Bilbo was quite content in his hobbit hole when he was disturbed by Gandalf the Grey. As…

is that we can be twisted and distorted beyond recognition by the guidance—or lack of it—that we absorb directly from our families. If there is no one around to guide children, then they go wrong.” He also expresses a similar idea in his book, The Lord of The Flies, when a group of boys are abandoned on an island and must work towards getting rescued while also preserving humanity. This is experienced through the eyes of the main characters Ralph, Piggy, Jack and Simon. Golding proclaims the…