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    In one of the scenes from LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring the character Boromir attempts to take the ring from Frodo, he does this because he is convinced he can use the ring to defend Gondor. The Lord of the Rings, presented temptation as an evil and though people at first resist the Ring’s power, anyone who came into contact or close to it for a period of time eventually give into their more evil side and try to keep the ring for themselves. Temptation can be identified in comic books as well

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    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

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    History Fellowship of the Ring Assignment 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

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    bigger than oneself” is said by Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, who easily defines the hero. One of the most known heroes in literature is Frodo Baggins in the English myth, Lord of the Rings. Frodo Baggins becomes the ringbearer to the all powerful One Ring in which he has to take to the fires of Mount Doom to where it was forged. The author of this magnum opus, J.R.R. Tolkien was born January 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Receiving his education from King

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    The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien is a book about many things. Mostly it’s an adventure of a lifetime for a young hobbit named Frodo. In The Fellowship of the Ring there are two hobbits named Bilbo, and Frodo Baggins. Bilbo is Frodo’s uncle who went on an incredible adventure and obtained a ring from a hobbit named Gollum. That ring once belonged to Sauron, the dark lord of Mordor. Without knowing that fact, Bilbo had kept the ring for years. Eventually his dear friend Gandalf the Grey

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    In J.R.R Tolkien’s work, The Fellowship of The Ring, Tolkien redefines the concept of heroism by turning an ordinary person into an unlikely hero. The traits of a typical hero have been the same throughout literature’s history. The hero of a story has been often the strongest, wisest, and most courageous character in the book. He or she likely defeats evil on their own, and turns into the greatest savior. Even the very first poems ever written, like Beowulf, follow the typical hero pattern. Tolkien

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    Lord of the Rings’ predecessor, The Hobbit, didn’t do much for women, as it didn’t have a single female character, but the introduction of Galadriel in The Fellowship of the Ring solidified just how fantasy was changing. While still being beautiful and settling to the side of the main objective, they were becoming powerful helpers to the hero’s

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    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 reason for this

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    Tolkien Through His Novel J.R.R. Tolkien , a english writer, Philologist, professor, and C.S. Lewis a novelist, poet and essayist has written their works in a way that portrays one major theme throughout them all. The Literary work, The Fellowship of the Ring and the philosophical work, Lewis’s Problem of Evil contains a great connection that affects in our daily lives. With power comes greediness, with good comes evil, and together forms C.S. Lewis’s and Tolkien’s philosophy, that evil is a product

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    from fighting a monster. Instead of giving up or waiting for him, the rest of the group moves on. They believe that they can still try and continue their journey without him. The second theme is that teamwork can be better than working alone. The fellowship shows this many times throughout the book. Initially, they have each other’s backs in and after a fight. If an orc or the ringwraiths attack, the group will be back to back. This is to make it less of a possibility for one of the enemies to surprise

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