The Hero's Journey And Lord Of The Rings Comparison

Their way is blocked by snow and rock slides, and they are forced to divert their path through the Mines of Moria—the ancient, underground realm of the Dwarves. During the journey through Moria, Gandalf falls into the chasm of Khazad-dûm while protecting the Company from a Balrog, a terrible demon. The rest of the party continues on to Lórien, the forest of the Galadrim Elves, where the Lady Galadriel tests their hearts and gives them gifts to help them on the quest. Frodo, spellbound by Galadriel’s power and wisdom, offers her the Ring. She refuses, however, saying that, despite her intentions, the Ring would corrupt her; ultimately, she would only replace Sauron. Leaving Lórien, the Fellowship travels by boat down the Great River, Anduin. At night, they spot Gollum—a deformed creature that had once owned the Ring but then lost it to Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit”—following them. When they reach the Falls of Rauros, the Fellowship must decide whether to head toward Mordor on the east or toward the safety of the city of Minas Tirith to the west. Boromir, overcome by the Ring’s power and desiring the Ring for himself, confronts Frodo. Frodo fends off Boromir and decides that he must go on to Mordor rather than to the safety of Minas Tirith. However, Frodo cannot bear the thought of imperiling his friends on the dangerous journey or allowing the Ring to corrupt them, so he

The Odyssey and A Hero’s Journey are alike in many different ways. What both stories talk about are tests and challenges through a journey and having allies/helpers. And coming home with a problem and fixing it with a victory.

This part of the journey - which is the stage right before the “Approach to the Inmost Cave” - isn’t a walk in the park, after all. The hero will face difficulties, and unexpected events will occur; sometimes, insurmountable obstacles block the hero’s path. They make enemies, in some cases the hero gets a rival. But there are also things the hero has to gain from the journey. These experiences and hardships change the hero, making them more powerful, whether it means gaining knowledge, strength, or even bravery. They also gain friends and allies in this stage, who will help them during their adventure. Special weapons or items that help them may be obtained, as well. An example of this stage in The Hobbit is when Bilbo ends up in Gollum’s cave. He must use his knowledge to come up with and solve riddles so he can leave the cave - and avoid becoming Gollum’s next meal. Here, he also finds a magical ring that makes the wearer invisible. This part of the film shows one of the tests Bilbo faces, as well as when he obtains an item, the ring, which has an important purpose in the upcoming “Ordeal.”

He offers him guidance and advice on many occasions. Gandalf helps to protect Frodo from outside forces and inside temptations. When Gandalf is around, Frodo feels stronger. He learns how to control the power of the ring with Gandalf’s help. Frodo faces many tests and trials along the way to Mount Doom. He is kidnapped, attacked, and imprisoned along the way. He narrowly survives many situations that would break lesser hobbits. In addition to the outward trials, he also faces the constant temptation to use the ring to gain power for himself and for others. He finds support in the travel companions that join him along the way to help him in his quest to destroy the ring. These warriors become his allies. He also meets enemies along the way. He encounters characters that want to use the ring for their own gain. His greatest enemy is Sauron, the Dark Lord who wants to get the ring so he can rule all of Middle

Bilbo at one point agrees to go on the quest with Gandalf and the dwarfs, which is considered an act of a hero’s quest. Respectable hobbits don’t normally go on an adventurous quests and that is why at first Bilbo turned Gandalf down, but later decided that it could be fun. Bilbo woke up late the next morning and he was joyed to see that the dwarfs left without him, but then he sees Gandalf come running back to get him. As they head east on the main road, Bilbo is upset about having to leave without finishing his breakfast and not making proper preparations. So after walking for hours, they all eventually get extremely tired and they look for a place to stop for the night. Along this long quest there are many challenges that Bilbo will have to overcome. For example after Bilbo was chased by the goblins, he found a cave to stay in, but it’s the first time he has been alone and is in danger, so he has to overcome his fear and learn how to deal with these types of situations. The greatest challenge of the journey was when he reached the Abyss. When he reaches the Abyss he has to “become one” in the adventure. He has to overcome and face all of his fears alone. Challenges play a huge part in a quest because no quest big or small is always going to be easy. If you can overcome the challenges that are in the quest, then the quest will become easier, but overcoming the challenges, is the

After a few more obstacles the group makes it to Rivendell; the Elves kingdom where they find more information to add on their map for the quest. So after receiving the information the group passes over the Misty mountains where they encounter another obstacle; the Goblins. While the group are fighting off the goblins, Bilbo gets separated from them and is lost in the tunnels. While searching for a way out, Bilbo finds a shiny gold ring and meets Gollum. Gollum agreed to show Bilbo the way out if he could solve his riddles if he can’t solve them then he will die.

This is because he was the one to recruit Bilbo and train him. One example of that is on page 8, andalf demands, “In fact I will go as far as to send you on this adventure” (Tolkien 8). Gandalf wants Bilbo to be a part of the adventure, but Bilbo wants nothing of it. One more piece of evidence is on page 150, the text describes, “THen they knew that Gandalf was going to leave them at the very edge of Mirkwood” (Tolkien 150). In the Hero’s Journey it stated that the hero must fight without the help of the mentor, That’s why Gandalf had to leave, but he later comes back on page 295, Gandalf surprises Bilbo, “There is always more about you than anyone expects!” (Tolkien 295). After his business, Gandalf has come back after the “Great Ordeal”. Bilbo had to get through Mirkwood and Smaug by himself. From the start, Gandalf helped shape Bilbo to become the hero that he is. Although he wasn’t there the entire time, he still made a

This quote shows that Frodo has refused the call to adventure. Upon refusing the call Gandalph raises his voice and orders Frodo to take the ring out of the shire. Frodo, a timorous hobbit, then obeys Gandalph and sets out on his journey.

But then Gandalf appears and changes everything. Bilbo ends up gaining bravery, self-confidence, and the loyalty he was lacking. One of Bilbo's first adventures, which made him

“One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them,” (55). The One Ring controls Gollum, Bilbo, Boromir, and Frodo in attempts to return to Sauron, Its Creator, the Lord of the Rings, and the utmost evil present in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novels. But the Ring never achieves Its goal because each character possesses a unique set of skills which resist the evil temptations of the Ring. Gollum is the first victim of the Ring, with no knowledge of Its powers or guidance away from Its control. Bilbo is the second ring bearer, with an almost complete knowledge of the Ring’s power still has difficulty resisting the Ring’s temptation. Gandalf guides Bilbo to constantly resist the evil of the Ring.

Frodo Baggins begins his journey to save Middle Earth from Sauron and his army. In this journey, Frodo must first go to Rivendell to be part of the council meeting with his 3 hobbit friends. Before his journey, Gandalf tells him to stop at Bree a small town in the middle of Rivendell and the Shire. On his way, he encounters the Nazgul, Sauron’s strongest warriors. Sauron sent them to find the ring and bring it back to him.

Frodo had never encountered such a big threat before and it really portrays how his courage has grown throughout his perilous journey. Frodo helped to defeat the troll before he was stabbed in his chest. They left the chamber, running for the Bridge of Khazad-dum because the Balrog was on their tracks. This was one of Frodo’s major grievances because Gandalf fell while confronting Durin’s Bane to save Frodo and the Ring. Frodo grieved from his loss of Gandalf journeyed further to the kingdom of Lothlorien. Frodo offered Lady Galadriel the One Ring because he no longer wants to carry the burden of such an evil. It relates to how Frodo was before when Gandalf explained to Frodo what the Ring was. Frodo wanted nothing to do with it, so he offered it to Gandalf, but he denied it. Much like Gandalf, Lady Galadriel also resisted the urge to take the One Ring. In the end, it comes down to how much courage a Hobbit can

The quest begins when the group meets at the Green Dragon Inn. From there they venture into the Lone-lands. As heavy rains begin to fall, Bilbo notices that Gandalf is missing. This is something that is later on considered to be normal because Gandalf comes and goes throughout the duration of the trip. All through the quest Bilbo ends up saving the party from many dangerous situations. This is something that at first Bilbo finds hard to believe because he has very low self-esteem. The group always seems to find themselves in worse, and worse problems, but they always overcome these problems, with the help of Bilbo and some times Gandalf. Some of these problems include: getting caught by trolls, getting captured by goblins, being attacked by large wolves called Wargs, one of the dwarves falls into a coma from touching black water in the Mirkwood Forest, nearly dying of starvation, being captured by large spiders and being captured by wood-elves. Although this is all very good action, the real action begins when the party finally reaches their destination- Lonely Mountain (home of Smaug).

Pippin Took, a hobbit, Frodo’s constant companion until captured by the Orcs, with Merry, and finally escape, and find the Ents, and go to defeat Saruman.

Since the unique separating of heroes in The Two Towers, as well as its following throughout the previous section of The Return of the King, it has thusly provoked lengthy discussion as to how, despite emphasis imparted on bonds of unity, collectiveness, and comradeship, many of the scenarios individual characters are be thrust headlong into are specifically geared and tailored to prey on individualized vulnerabilities, whether serving a dubious Steward, being caught up in the heat of warfare against Sauron’s most fearsome lieutenants, or having to succumb to entreating with legions of treacherous undead in order to retrieve Gondor, when most in need of its rightful heir. Though these key instances aren’t exempted by neither man, nor Hobbit, the narrative coming back again to Frodo and Sam highlights the significance of their undertaking, as it’s always stood, but also as it reaches the climax in a palpable, personal way. With Frodo out of commission, in spite of his vested importance to the quest at large, surely compared to Sam’s, it’s his own choices, and actions forging a path forward that come to adopt the hinge for their collective salvation, even when Frodo’s rescue leaves him consumed with paranoia, and corruptive weakness under the weightiness of his entrusted responsibility. His unassuming place in the world has made him