Fellowship of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien is perhaps one of the most famous books ever written, and for good reason. The book is innovative, compelling, and repeatedly has you wondering what’s next. It’s main character, Frodo Baggins, goes on a journey that by the end of the book has still yet to be completed. In The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien shows that a hero must keep his desire to complete his goal no matter what, through Frodo’s temptation to return home, the road of trials, and refusal of action.
Frodo shows the theme of sticking with your goal no matter what, through his choice to continue with his journey to destroy the ring, despite his temptation to return home. When the Fellowship is stuck in the middle of the blizzard at the start of their journey, Gandalf explains that “We still have our journey and our errand before us,” and says that “We have no choice but to go on, or to return to Rivendell,”(Tolkien, pp. 287). Some of the group wants to return to Rivendell, while the rest of the group wants to keep going. Ultimately, since Frodo is the ring bearer he exclaims “I wish I was back there, but how can I return without shame unless there is indeed no other way, and we are already defeated,”(Tolkien, pp.287). This comes to show that even though the chance of them completing their journey is slim, Frodo decides to keep going and to complete the task they set out for. This step in the story is the hero’s temptation to return home and it helps the
The Hobbit tells the story of a Hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins that goes on an adventure. It is a captivating story but is has an amazing amount of archetypes within it. It is truly a work of art.
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 Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is the kind of book that goes well with a steamy drink and a chilly day. With dragons, elves, and goblins, this book follow the adventure of a company of dwarves and a hobbit on their quest to defeat the dragon. The reluctant protagonist , Bilbo Baggins, balances out his rowdy and impatient companions. This book is written in the style of stereotypical fantasy novels yet, there are parts of the book that break the stereotype and keep the reader interested. Normally the protagonist is the first to want to go on the quest but Gandalf is the one to convince Bilbo saying that he is "as fierce as a dragon in a pinch." Using Bilbo's pride, Gandalf manipulates him into agreeing to join the adventure. This book is a worthwhile
In Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, Spigelman uses a combination of flashbacks to illustrate his father’s experiences in the holocaust in the form of a graphic novel. Spiegelman describes his father’s present day life and their interactions, to give the reader a view of a holocaust survivor’s life: before, during, and after the holocaust. Art and his father, Vladek, are the two protagonists of the comic and each chapter begins and ends with Art’s experience while writing the novel, while the bulk of each chapter is filled with Vladek’s flashbacks to his experiences during the holocaust. Each chapter plays a significant role in the overall plot, and the reader’s understanding of Vladek’s experience in the holocaust, as well as the dynamic
In the “Creeped out by clowns? This might be why,” article, by Frank T. Mcandrew the article looks deeper into as to why the clown sightings have frightened so many people, versus why they are occurring. According to his research clowns are the perfect mix to be terribly frightening (Mcandrew). With a clown being covered in makeup and an unfitting costume, humans are unable to pick up social cues from the clown.The ambiguity of the clown is what creates the fear factor among citizens.
How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.
In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, he portrays the character of Bilbo Baggins as the unlikely hero by showing how brave he is when he and the group are in danger. His fearlessness in combat and his intelligence help guide the group to their destination.
In life, courage is the best way to find peace in chaotic and unfamiliar situations. In J.R.R Tolkien’s famous book, The Hobbit, Tolkien addresses this issue through the adventurers of Bilbo. Tolkien believes that courage is one of the most important attributes and courage can overcome all fears.
First , Tolkien has a totally different mindset than we do. The positive character traits are being adventurous and being wild minded, and when bilbo accepted the challenge to go to fight the trolls. He went to go get back the treasure that belonged to him and other people that smog stole. He went on this long trip just to get back what’s his. He was very positive about going on this trip. He thinks that tookish side on chapter one to be very positive. These are some things that J.R.R. Tolkien thinks
“Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait” (132). In J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the reader is taken through a parable that follows Bilbo Baggins on the ‘Hero’s Journey.’ This fantasy classic begins with an ‘everyman’ hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who takes on a perilous journey to reclaim the dwarves’ homeland, The Lonely Mountain. After being spurred into action by Gandalf, the herald and mentor figure, Bilbo finds himself going on a pernicious venture that contradicts his docile nature, pushing him to play the role of
The objective of this experiment was to discover how the concentration of hydrochloric acid affected the rate of reaction in a reaction with calcium carbonate. It was deduced through the experiment that an increase of concentration principally results in a greater rate of reaction. This can be justified through each data point increasing from the previous value, aside from the anomaly when the concentration was at 2 M. The correlation between the two variables was positive. The correlation was not as strong as expected due to the point while the concentration was at 2 M being well off the trend of the data.
Tolkien, let the story unfold: Unfettered by the chains of innovation and not blinded by its obscuration of reality, the story itself, had the characters tackle the battles, the triumphs, and the disappointments of the actual good and spiritual humans. That is the thing that great narratives do. The reader is especially attracted to the story in light of the fact that the reader gets the chance to know and admire the real, not cardboard, characters, and the characters are genuine in the light of the fact that they have souls, displaying fundamental goodness in the midst of failings and ready to settle on choices in spite of knowing that choices are however a piece of a bigger story. The reader partakes in a mythic universe of Middle-earth and experiences there—without allegory or specific
“The Fellowship of the Ring” is a trilogy of “The Lord of the Ring” which J.R.R Tolkien, the author, presents the unforeseen good vs evil. Where hobbits, wizards, dwarves, elves and mankind have to fight evil in middle earth in order to survive. There are many incidences where bravery and taking the harder path advanced them.
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R Tolkien is the first book of the Lord of the Rings saga. In It we are introduced to many characters of Middle-earth coming from very different places, and different cultures and backgrounds.”There are numerous interesting factors to be explored in J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. One of these interesting factors is the theme of friendship” (Þórðarson 3).The title of the book refers to the unlikely company of different leaders of the many races and realms of Middle-earth that come together to put an end to the greater evil in their world. The diversity in the fellowship is of course a problem at first since the come from many different backgrounds and understanding of the world, some of the races are known to have a hate for each other, Dwarves and Elves, but their common goal brings them together to eventually build an unbreakable bond between the
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.