Fellowship Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

Lord Acton once said, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." He was probably referring to the powerful kings and queens who held power over many people. But, we could see how power is something many of the characters in Tolkien's story are trying to have and hold onto in some form or another. In The Fellowship of the Ring J.R.R. Tolkien tells us a story about Frodo Baggins who is ordered by Gandalf to destroy the powerful ring discovered accidentally by his older cousin, Bilbo. Like the rest of the hobbits, Frodo has lived quite peacefully and well, not having to worry about how dark and dreary the rest of Middle Earth was becoming under Sauron's growing power. Now, Frodo,

The Fellowship of the Ring begins with the passing on of a ring from Bilbo to Frodo, like a gold watch being passed down from generation to generation. For a while, it was just like it was that kind of gold watch until Gandalf finds it is much, much worse than the average family heirloom. Gandalf suspected the ring was one of the many twenty Rings of Power. He cast the ring into the fire to determine if his suspicion was right or wrong, and revealed that it was the One Ring and that plans must be set for the long toil to make the peace of Middle-Earth last. It took a long time to get to Rivendell, all the while being chased and pursued by the most skilled, cunning, and surely deadliest of all the Dark Lord’s minions.

The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring is about the first part of Frodo and his companions’ quest to destroy the One Ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron. Before this Bilbo Baggins is planning his 111th birthday party. Long before the planning of the party Bilbo adopted Frodo Baggins, his second cousin, as his heir and Frodo went to live with Bilbo. Bilbo and Frodo live in the small town called Hobbiton in the Shire.

The Fellowship of the Ring has really been a great book to read. It entices the reader and immerses them into the world of Middle-Earth. While the book is action-packed, it delivers a strong message of Frodo’s best qualities; his persistence, loyalty, and bravery. The Fellowship of the Ring is a book that I would recommend to everybody I know. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the epic by J.R.R Tolkien and am excited to read the sequel next

The Hobbit is a fantastic piece of literature and succeeds greatly in being a book suitable for all ages. The book evokes an array of emotions thoughout, getting bleak, but not straying too far away from the lighthearted adventure it should be. A perfect mix with a mood to match, just like Tolkein intended to write the story. The story only falters because of it’s constraints with a lack of detail, especially in some of the characters like Bard, but nothing at all unforgivable, and nothing to make the story any less enjoyable . All around, the book is what other short novels should strive to

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In the year 1541 King Aragorn dies and the last two members of the Fellowship of the Ring, Gimli son of Gloin and Legolas Greenleaf, are said to have built a ship in which they sailed to Aman.1 Gimli would be the first dwarf to ever be allowed to cross over into the West, and it is implied that Galadriel may have had some involvement in this allowance.2 It is also stated that Gimli agrees to go because he wishes to see her beauty again before his death.3

The book I have chosen to write my book report on is “THE HOBBIT” by J.R.R Tolken. The Hobbit is a book about great courage and the lengths that a hobbit will go to please not only himself but others as well.

Fantasy and reality have an immense amount of differences. But, could the two very well be the same? The answer is obvious. JRR Tolkien, the author of the well known series, “ Lord of the Rings’ states “ It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” Tolkien significantly overwhelms the quote to portray a similar message. As plans and tactics are placed into action, one must severely and crucially be as detailed as possible.

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s world renowned novel, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, what can be inferred almost right from looking at the novel is that it’s mainly about rings or a single ring. This ring was said to have been owned by an extremely evil lord, Sauron, who wishes to use the ring’s immense power to enslave and control all of the land and people. The ring finds its way into the hands of a Hobbit who goes by Frodo Baggins, and the story basically unfolds from there. Tolkien mainly tries to express themes such as the controlling influence of power as well as the strength between friendships and bonds through the uses of setting and tone. The setting greatly influences the novel and the characters in many ways with loads of

In the film, Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, many minor characters give great friendship and devotion to Frodo to help him complete his courageous journey to destroy the ring. Frodo’s mission would not have been successful without the help of his mentors and friends. In Fellowship of the Ring, Sam graciously gives his time and efforts to assist Frodo on his journey to abolish the ring. He bravely demonstrates great fellowship toward Frodo with exceptional gratitude in several ways. Sam is not even given a choice to commute with Frodo on his journey to destroy the ring, but is forced to due to his unfortunate eavesdropping. He did not have to be helpful or

Darkness extended over all of Middle-Earth like a veil during the time of war. New laws were enforced and the citizens’ freedom was taken away. Frodo’s magic ring represents the unsustainability of the environment, and the characters of Middle-Earth. In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien uses the magic ring to reflect the politics of sustainability, by drawing from his own life experiences. Two philosophers, Scruton and Hart write their recipes for sustainability. Scruton believes that finding the right balance between beauty and piety can result in a love of place and sustainability. Hart writes about anarcho-monarchism and states that finding the balance between anarchy, monarchism, and dictatorship, can lead to a sustainable culture. In

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.

The incredible complexity of Gollum is evident to anyone who watches the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although he is a CGI character, he offers great emotional depth. There is never any doubt that he is just as real and important as the movies’ non CGI characters. Clearly, animators painstakingly created Gollum to achieve this realism; however, what audiences are less aware of, myself included, is the extremes that Andy Serkis, the actor behind Gollum, went to in order to create him. Now, Serkis is well known as an actor who can achieve incredible physical transformations. Roles including Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, King Kong in King Kong, and the ape Caesar in the Planet of the Apes movies have made Serkis a household

A cultural product that inspires me is the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, which was directed by Peter Jackson. This movie gave me inspiration because of how beautiful and well put together the film was. It made me want to be involved with the process of how great films are made. According to Wikipedia, “Jackson knew he wanted to bring the movie to the big screen, and was curious to why nobody decided to do so.” He wanted to take advantage of the new technology, and create a fantasy that was serious and felt real (Wikipedia, 2014). Peter Jackson demonstrates the art and business of the film in many ways, which is culturally inspiring.