Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor

“The murder of Déagol haunted Gollum, and he had made up a defense, repeating it to his ‘precious’ over and over” (The Fellowship of the Ring 62). This quote gives a look into the strongest moment of shock that impacted young Sméagol’s life forever. Gollum is a fictional character unlike any other in The Lord of the Rings series, as he is portrayed as having undiagnosed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. There are six recurring symptoms that must happen in conjunction with traumatic factors in order for someone to be diagnosed with PTSD, and unfortunately for Sméagol his actions and history sync perfectly into the diagnosis. Due to the fact that Gollum is a fictional character out of a book, it seems that the author, J.R.R. Tolkien, may have purposely given these attributes to Gollum to display PTSD. Though Tolkien may argue that his time in the war did not highly influence his books, subconsciously Tolkien, like many who were in the war, could have had undiagnosed PTSD or known someone who did. As a combat veteran, Tolkien and his friends were more likely to develop PTSD. This may have resulted in portraying these symptoms on to one specific character, Gollum. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder “is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event” (NIMH), just as Gollum had and continues to be put through. He has had a rough past of loss and exile, as well as continuously trudges through horrific events and torture in which he must

Welcome dear reader, to this report. In the following paragraphs, we will explore the characters, setting, and story of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. Finally we will be ending with my evaluation of the book as a whole. Enjoy!A Hobbit is a small hairy creature that lives underground, not in a cave, but in a hobbit hole, an extragantly decorated home under the hills of the shire, with a large, round door, pokeing out of the hill. One such creature, is a fellow named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo loves nothing more than to sit on his porch, smoking his pipe. He never even thinks about leaving home, atleast he didn't until he met Gandalf, ab old wizard who was a friend of Bilbo's Grandfather. Gandalf is very tall even standing taller than some elves!

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolken displays a detailed Hero’s Journey that barely falters from the exact format. The stage of Into the Abyss is where the greatest challenges are faced and for Bilbo they were small, but caused significant mental, moral, and physical changes. Bilbo’s time spent in the goblin-infested Misty Mountains demonstrated him going Into the Abyss due to the revealing of how seemingly unimportant moments can end up being the most influential and change a person drastically.

The events associated with J.R.R Tolkien’s book The Hobbit resembles a hero’s quest journey, step by step until the final stage. Bilbo Baggins is the main character in this book and his life sonorously fits into in a typical hero quest journey. The three primary components of Bilbo’s quest are, the call to adventure, tests, allies and enemies, and the reward. In the book The Hobbit, Bilbo’s life is very plain and simple until he embarks on a marvelous journey with thirteen dwarfs and the wizard Gandalf, together they go on an obstacle filled journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story Bilbo and the Dwarfs are tested several times unit the get to the last stage. Therefore the Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is one of the classic hero quest stories because of the many affairs that resemble the hero quest cycle.

What makes the Lord of the Rings one of the best selling novels in history?Lord of the Rings was written in 1937 by J.R.R. Tolkien and the story follows a popular plot called the Hero's Journey, which is used in many other successful stories such as Harry Potter. The Hero's Journey follows the protagonist/hero who is faced with challenges, accompanied by allies. The story is appealing to the audience because of the main protagonist and the challenges he must face. Throughout the Lord of the Rings trilogy the protagonist, Frodo Baggins, plays the role of the underdog. The underdog is a character who defeats evil, despite all odds against him.

AIR, written and directed by video game veteran Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption, Manhunt, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor), is a haunting new entry in the ever-growing apocalyptic sci-fi genre.

The value of a person is determined by the perception of others on themselves and the outlook that person has on themselves. An underdog is an individual that may have the ability to succeed and accomplish great things but overall their confidence level is low and from some past record people believe that they will fail. In the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s the Hobbit several of the dwarves question Gandalf’s decision to bring Bilbo Baggins along, “Will he do, do you think? It is all very well for Gandalf to talk about this Hobbit being fierce, but one shriek like that in a moment of excitement would be enough to wake the dragon and all his relatives” (22). Of course one would question why Gandalf decided to bring a hobbit along. Hobbits are half the height of humans but they probably consume more food than the average human, they walk around barefooted, and they possess little or no innate in magic. In contrast, a keen elf or a strong skin-changer might have been a better companion for the dangerous journey. However, despite Bilbo’s shortfalls he is a central character in the Hobbit and he manages to accompany a band of dwarves on a journey to steal from a dragon. Whilst on this journey, Bilbo proves his self worth countless times by saving the dwarves from multiple dilemmas. Tolkien uses repetitive events to exemplify that although underdogs at first appear to be unlikely hero’s, through focusing on their strengths and maintaining their morals they can overcome obstacles

It is estimated that one in five Americans suffer from a mental health disorder. (Www.mentalhealth.gov) Hundreds of different types of psychological concepts are known and classified to date. These classifications and diagnosis are developed by the American Psychiatric Association and are published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is now in its fifth edition, abbreviated DSM-5 The DSM-5 is used by healthcare providers to help give their patients an accurate and specific diagnosis. With a specific diagnosis that is standard across all providers a standard of care can be established. ("American Psychiatric Association DSM-5) With such a wide array of classified diagnosis available in the DSM-5 it is easy to see psychological concepts in everyday life, especially characters in movies. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is not an exception, many of the characters display diagnosable psychological concepts. To simplify analysis due to paper length restrictions focus will be placed on one of the main characters in the movie: Thorin Oakenshield. First, a brief synopsis will be provided for the movie, next, interpretation of the characters state of mind will be given with connection to specific psychological concepts will be broken down and compared to its official diagnostic parameters in regard to accuracy to the DSM-5.

The Fellowship of the Ring was a great book in my opinion. It showed many qualities and traits, including friendship and loyalty. This book showed that even the smallest, least harmful people in the world can make a difference, and in this case, those people were Hobbits. The courage of Frodo, to take the ring when no one else would, was tremendous. Frodo volunteered when not tall, sword-wielding men, agile, handy with a bow Elves, or strong Dwarves with their axes would. The fact that Frodo, with no special talents, offered himself before others for a dangerous task that would most likely claim his life will stick with me the most. Gollum is another discussion point in this book. He once was not so far from a Hobbit, but he is a perfect

Although my novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, has just begun, a lot of events have already taken place. The story begins years after the events of the prequel The Hobbit, fifty years since Bilbo Baggins had returned from an adventure with the great wizard Gandalf and Gandalf’s dwarf companions. In Bilbo’s home of the Shire, he announces that he will be inviting many guests to his 111th birthday. (Hobbits live much longer than humans). However, after being visited by Gandalf, Bilbo reveals to him, along with Frodo Baggins, (Bilbo’s adopted heir), that he has grown tired of life in the Shire. So, on his 111th birthday, Bilbo decides to, with help, “disappear” to a life in the mountains. He leaves a will, and divides

Have you ever began to visualized a mythical land, overflowing with wonder and mystery? For instance a place where the inhabitants of this reality are not bound by the same rules nor logic that dictate our own lives? If you ever find yourself longing for a world alike to this, you can satisfy your depravation by delving into the novel “Lord of the Rings the Two Towers” by J.R.R. Tolkien. This reality is flowing with mythical creatures and magic. And using this essay I will describe the relationship between the novel and the author.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second instalment from the novel based series written by J.R.R Tolkien, which has been turned into an epic movie series by director Peter Jackson. Starting with The Fellowship of the Ring and concluding with The Return of the King. The movie was film throughout New Zealand, show cases the beautiful scenery the country has to show case. This film series is one of the biggest movies ever made making almost $3 billion at the box office. This making it one of the most successful trilogies.

I would like to conclude by saying that this novel The Lord of the Rings has inspired many spin off works, including several games as well.The enormous popularity of Tolkien’s epic saga has greatly expanded the demand for fantay novels, largely thanks to the Lord of the Rings. It is an an extraordinary work, grandly conceived, brilliantly executed and wildly entertaining novel of Tolkien .In the whole novel we see that it 's a hobbit 's dream, a wizard 's delight. And, of course, it 's only the beginning.The language used in this novel is very simple and easy to understand by people. In short this novel has won the hearts of many .This novel is a must read. I see this novel as a near perfect: It 's one of the best fantasy novel ever written. The story just revolves around the Ring which is created by a Dark lord, Sauron.It has brought the supernaturalism in such a way that we could clearly make out where is the supernaturalism used.

War has affected the lives of people since the beginning of civilization. Even General Sherman, famous for his March to the Sea in America 's Civil War, was known for his saying, "War is Hell." That idea would only prove to be all too true for the soldiers of World War I. J.R.R Tolkien was among the young men that struggled for survival in the damp and deplorable trenches as enemy fire hailed from the sky and bombs decimated the terrain around them. Many soldiers returned home, physically and mentally traumatized. J.R.R. Tolkien was no different, and returned home from the war after losing two of his closest friends, suffering from trench fever, and struggling to acclimate back into normal civilian life (Wood 7).

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.