Comparing Odyssey And The Fellowship Of The Ring

Published in the 8th century B.C.E and 1997 respectively, both The Odyssey by Homer and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling are universally known arts of literature. The Hero’s Journey is a commonly used trope incorporated in numerous amounts of tales. This trope involves a hero who goes on a journey, finds himself in a crisis, defeats his enemies, and comes home changed. Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, encounters many conflicts and meets helpful mentors on his adventure. Similarly, Odysseus, the main character in The Odyssey, encounters various monsters and obstacles, too. Both Harry Potter and the

Illogical as it is, Lord of the Rings greatly relates to society as it is today. It really shows through the views of logos, ethos, and pathos, especially when you examine and explore the movie’s genre reflection on modern culture and society.

Gandalf leaves the Shire and warns Frodo to keep the ring secret until he returns. When Gandalf does years later, he tells Frodo of what he has discovered about Bilbo's ring; it is the “One Ring” of Sauron the Dark Lord. The ring is evil and is needed by Sauron to enslave all the people’s of Middle Earth.

The article “Overview of “The Hobbit”” by Don Akers examines the creative philosophy of Tolkien and the influence in The Hobbit on contemporary fantasy literature and popular culture throughout the story. Converging just on the parts about The Hobbit was simply due to the way the article was set-up and illustrated. Don Akers specifically discusses the adventures Bilbo goes on in “The Hobbit” novel. This book focuses more on mythology and how to link them with the past. Finally, Tolkien talks about the fantasy of the novel and the cultures of the past and the present.

The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, is an audacious novel, containing numerous evocative encounters and tedious gatherings, as it has many readers hooked since it is one of the top fantasy novels. In Wilderland, the fantasy world in which this novel takes place, there are many prodigious moments, which gave readers the feeling that one is with Bilbo Baggins finding the ring, solving the mind-puzzling riddles, and escaping the goblins, who were hunting the entire palace to avenge themselves of the captain’s passing. The author provides valuable imagery when he describes when Bilbo finds the ring, saying, “his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor if the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he

This paper seeks to highlight the various mythologies used as source material by J.R.R. Tolkien, and how he attempts to create a mythology of his own through using various aspects from the myths and epics he studied. His desire to create a new and inventive mythology led to borrowing heavily from the myths and epics of Europe. This paper will show that through using the basis of other mythologies and epics, Tolkien creates an understandable and accessible mythology for his books. Throughout his writings, Tolkien weaves in various objects, aspects, and storylines from myth in order to provide readers with an understandable fantasy realm, while also providing a look at how these aspects can mesh together in a unique and fresh way. His use of

(1)Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring from the Lord of the Rings trilogy is about a young Hobbit named Frodo, whose duty is to destroy the One Ring, the only thing keeping the Dark Lord from taking over Middle Earth, where this story takes place. (2)The book opens with Frodo, the main character inheriting all of his uncles treasures from his past adventures after he leaves his home permanently, including a ring he was told not to wear. (3)Gandalf, an old friend of Frodo’s arrives with urgent news, warning Frodo to leave Hobbiton (the town he lives in) immediately because the Ring he bears is a threat to the entirety of Middle Earth, the place where this story takes place. (4)Frodo realizes that the ring is the only thing keeping the Dark Lord

The fellowship of the ring by J.R.R, Tolkien, is a novel set in a couple of different places. It all takes place in Middle-Earth. Inside Middle-Earth there are places such as The hobbit town, Bag end, and the Shire. This novel is about a very dangerous and exciting journey to destroy one powerful ring which the protagonist of the novel, Frodo, possesses Throughout the novel, we can see how Frodo has a major transformation in his personality with the help of some of his friends. It is evident that Frodo is not the most heroic character, but he is still chosen to be the main attraction in the fellowship of the ring and to keep the ring safe and secret.

The climax of Frodo’s life in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,

Without a doubt, Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful movies to date. Adapting the famous books by J.R.R. Tolkien into film, possibly being responsible for the fantasy genre as it is today, and bringing us nine hours (or twelve if you have the extended versions) of one of the most memorable and enjoyable experiences that entertainment can give you. To start off the series, we begin with the Fellowship of the Ring. The story opens with Bilbo Baggins, a resident of the peaceful land of Hobbits known as the Shire, preparing to celebrate his 111th birthday. A Wizard known as Gandalf the Gray, an old friend of Bilbo, is in attendance. During the speech towards the end of the celebration, Bilbo admits

The epic poem, The Iliad by Homer tells a story of tragedy and love. Every book in the epic contains pieces of evidence that wrap the story together. The themes that occur in both Books are competition, pride, and hate. Deception, war, and assistance from the gods are important factors in both Books. Book 3 and Book 22 share common ideas, themes, and events; however there are differences within these Books.

Everything they go through to eventually become “The Fellowship of the Ring” that they were sent out to become.

On the autumn of the year of Frodo’s fiftieth birthday a company of hobbits set out from their only home, the Shire, and began a journey that would take them across Middle Earth on a quest to destroy the Ring of Sauron and save Middle Earth. This is the setting to the plot in the book, The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien. In this book the main character, Frodo, is gifted the Ring by Bilbo, his adopted father, on his birthday before he leaves. It is discovered that this ring is the Ring of Sauron and it sends Frodo on the adventure of his life through great peril to destroy it. During this journey Frodo goes through great change making him a dynamic character.

The Fellowship of the Ring suggests eminent amounts of interest, adventure and inspiration as it utilizes great detail and excitement all throughout the storyline. Notably, at first glance this book is profoundly intriguing as it is fantasy-fiction and creates an entire alternate universe for you to imagine and develop within your mind. For instance in one of my favourite games The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Link must collect the three spiritual stones before Ganondorf to save Hyrule from evil ways. Similarly, Frodo must take the ring away from Shire and not let Sauron find him, and it is connected to Zelda as they both are fictional adventure stories which develop more deeply as they their journeys continue. My first impression of the book is Frodo seems to be put in a situation completely due to fate as Bilbo settled on giving the ring to him while Frodo never proclaimed he yearned for this responsibility.

In a statement to Houghton Mifflin Company, his American publisher, Tolkien explains his conception of and plans for Middle-earth. Imaginative fiction, or the Fantastic, has existed as a form of literature from the onset and differs in one key respect from Tolkien’s conception. In order to avoid a typical representation of a Fantasy world, Tolkien developed the model of sub-creation. Sub-creation is the complete making of a secondary world with no discernible