He writes The Lord of the Rings as an aged man with much experience and knowledge. ... The Lord of the Rings is certainly not to be read literally, but neither is every word of the Bible. ... Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a myth whose basis lies on the ideas of Christianity. Clearly, the character within The Lord of the Rings parallel biblical characters. ... He turns into a serpent and tricks Eve to eat of the Tree of Knowledge and therefore is partially to blame for the fall of man. ...

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The novel The Lord of the Rings absolutely displays the process of the Quest as Frodo tries to destroy the ring in the mountains of Mordor. ... (Lord of the Rings-Gandolf 81) He must leave his safe and secure environment and venture off into the dangerous world of Middle Earth. ... The characters do not know what to do and confidently Tom Bombadil comes to their rescue. ... (Lord of the Rings 434) The rest of the fellowship is forced to carry on without him. ... The Lord of the Rings is a classic novel that was one of the first to really develop in detail the process and stages of the ...

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Generally, the hero begins as a non-hero; innocent, young, simple, or humble" (Seger319) This is certainly true of the main hero Frodo Bagains of Lord of the Rings. ... The audience's first glimpse of Fordo is of him sitting on a prairie of green grass on a beautiful sunny day reading a book beneath a tree. ... However as the story progresses, Frodo's childish innocence is diminished as he takes on the task of the saving middle earth by destroying The Ring of Sauron the evil lord. Frodo is at first reluctant to take on the task of the ring bearer but through obligations he is f...

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As he taught, he wrote the trilogy of books that served as a sequel to The Hobbit "the Lord of the Rings. ... There are a vast number of songs in The Hobbit, and as well in The Lord Of The Rings. ... Frodo Baggins, is the main protagonist in the story, he is a Hobbit with exceptional character. ... This One Ring is the only thing that keeps the Dark Lord, to gain unimaginable power to create a second darkness. ... Minor Characters Boromir is the son of the Steward of Minas Tirith. ...

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Many characters in The Lord of the Rings are similar to those of Norse mythology. ... In The Lord of the Rings, there is a great battle between Gandalf the Grey and the Balrog. ... Different pieces of English literature were also great influences on Tolkien that he used in writing The Lord of the Rings (Piittin). ... In The Lord of the Rings, there is a similar prophecy that no man could kill the witch king. ... The Rohirrim in The Lord of the Rings echo Morris's creation in Wolfings" (Tolkien's Sources). ...

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Introduction The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is an Action/Adventure film with a total running time of 178 minutes, which was officially released on December the 19th of 2001. ... The ring is actually very powerful and was created by a dark lord Sauron to rule all of middle earth, which was lost to its creator and is being lusted by a dark wizard, Saruman (Christopher Lee), who has nothing but evil intentions. ... The editing of the battle scene was heavily utilized due to the many actions of the many characters. There were various tight shots involved to reveal the reac...

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In Lord of the Flies, the setting advances the plot because the boys are secluded, yet provided with all their needs to survive. ... Golding's purpose in Lord of the Flies is to expose that which is within man, when all societal restraints are eliminated. ... It wasn't half dangerous with all them tree trunks falling. ... "They scrambled down a rock slope, dropped among flowers and made their way under the trees. ... There is no other setting that would logistically work out and express the same message that Golding did in Lord of the Flies. ...

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"He was as tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgul, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes, over rocks or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship" (Tolkein, Book of Lost Tales pg. 3333). These reasons, as well as many others, are why I chose the character Legolas Greenleaf as my hero. Heroic traits that Leoglas demonstrates throughout the Lord of the Rings trilogy include: loyalty, courageousness and his swift nature. ... He give...

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The Lord of the Rings was made possible all because of the popularity of The Hobbit and its request for a sequel. ... "The Lord of the Rings tells how Frodo, Bilbo's nephew, inherits Bilbo's magic invisible ring, and with it a great burden. The ring can make its owner Ruler of the World (as in Wagner's Ring Cycle) and so it must be destroyed before Sauron, Lord of the Rings, who made it, can find it again" (Yates). ... Both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have important factors contributed by WW I. ... As seen in Frodo's experience in The Lord of the Rings, w...

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Salinger and The Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. ... "He then chopped down a number of trees and made a giant raft, which he left on the top of the hill." ... Even in The Lord of the Ring Series, the hero Frodo Baggins is a small hobbit, who wouldn't have the physical strength or strength of character to endure the battles that this hobbit eventually goes through. ... [Prologue] The Lord of the Rings) Obviously, our society has evolved the ancient hero into a different sort of hero; the less expected hero, who doesn't rely on physical strength to endure their quests. ...

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In the Trilogy The Lord of the Rings there is that basic theme of good versus evil. ... Just like in Lord of the Rings, Sauron and Saruman were both very powerful people and knowledgeable as well, but they wanted control of the world because they were unsatisfied with what they had. ... "The Lord of the Rings glimpses the cosmic and moves with the thought of all men concerning the fate of human life and efforts- (Thomson, 335). The good people in The Lord of the Rings all get together and fight for just one cause, the right to live in freedom without tyrannical rule from Dark Lords and Wizards...

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In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, one of the characters sticks out as a complex character throughout the entire story. ... Simon the character is similar to the Apostle Simon Peter. ... He saith unto him, 'Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee' He saith unto him, Feed my lambs" (John 21:15). ... The beast struggled forward, broke the ring, and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the waterThere were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws" (Golding 152). ... In William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies, the ch...

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The Two Towers is the second installment in the epic fantasy saga, The Lord of the Rings. ... This movie continues the epic adventure that is Lord of the Rings. ... It is in Fangorn that Pippen and Merry meet a new friend, Treebeard who is an Ent, a Shepard of the forest who is actually an enormous walking talking tree. ... The actors truly bring the characters to life. ... The main cast of characters is separated into three groups. ...

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Lord of the Flies has the ability to take the reader through many emotional ups and downs. ... He uses Freud's personality to further explain characters, symbols are used as representation to deeper meanings, and imagery is accomplished through vivid details of the action. ... The circle is beginning to be described by Golding as a "stamp of a single organism" then the ring of boys becomes "a horseshoe" that Simon enters. ... A perfect example of Simon doing absolute good for others is when the littluns are hungry and could not reach the fruit high in the trees. ...

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Tolkien's Archetypal Hero(s) When J.R.R Tolkien published the first book in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in 1954 he broke ground and paved the way for fantasy all the way to the twenty-first century -- a century that still holds Tolkien's works on a glorious pedestal that stands far and above those in his shadow. ... The essence of Tolkien's trilogy can be found in this epitaph: Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, In t...

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The first episode that came to mind in the beginning of this project was the episode that paralleled the book lord of the flies. ... In Lisa the tree hugger- Lisa falls for a very popular naturalist figure. ... One night when she gets extremely lonely Lisa climbs down from the tree and sneaks home. While she is home the tree is struck by lightning and destroyed. ... It seems everywhere you turn someone's phone is ringing and someone else is already talking on theirs. ...

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The Hobbit revolves around the hero character Bilbo Baggins. ... He was also armed with a powerful 1 sword made by elvish magic and the Ring of Power that enabled him to make himself invisible. ... These creatures of the forest gave it a magical essence because there were talking trees and spiders, wolves with magic powers, and eagles that policed the land. ... There were talking trees, gnomes, lions, and wolves. ... "I," said the huge beast, "am Grograman the Lion, Lord of the Desert of Colours"" (Ende 223). ...

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I believe that Tolkien modeled "The Hobbit" and the epic series, "The Lord of the Rings" after the world events over the next several years of his life. ... However, In "The Lord of the Rings" there are clearly two opposing sides, good made up mainly of, men, dwarfs, and elves, and evil made up mainly of Goblins. ... "The Hobbit" was just a stage setter for "The Lord of the Rings" but the years before World War One were also just a stage setter. ... So now with a clear description of a hobbit, I would like to introduce you to the main character, a hobbit, named Bilbo Baggins. ... Thi...

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Main Characters: Bilbo Baggins: The main character and protagonist of the tale. ... Early in the tale, he finds a magic ring that makes him invisible. ... When they are caught by the Wargs in the trees, it is Dori's legs that Bilbo grabs. ... He tells the Hobbit that he received the ring as a birthday present. ... Lord of the Eagles: The leader of the eagles who helps the travelers escape from the Wargs. ...

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Michael couldn't even count the amount of stuffed train characters he had sitting on his warm bed at home, or the amount of toy train tracks, and train sets he had. ... He had the same look in his beautiful eyes, his nose pressed up against the glass window, as he watched the train finally fade away behind a thicket of trees. ... At first, she could hear only ringing in her ears. ... Lord, save me! ... Lord, save me! ...

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T o describe this scene, Bilbo, Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves, were high up in trees trying to hide from the goblins, but they were not fooled. As they were in trees they had no where to go because the goblins had encircled them. ... What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees Up, up it goes, And yet never grows? ... In Bilbos" pocket, was Gollums' "precious", his lost magic ring which, he does not yet notice is gone. ... -I think Tolkien, used wise characters such as Gandalf the wizard, and Elrond the Lord Elf, in some extent as to explain with ease, how to deal rational...

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The colorful characters and interesting races alone would entice most anyone to join the civilization of Honce-The-Bear. ... The plot, while deep and extensive, could potentially be fit into a two-hour movie, though it would be better and more accurately depicted in an epic film a la The Lord of The Rings. ... The two main characters of the story, Jilseponie Wyndon and Aydrian Boudabras, would inevitably be crowd pleasers; Aydrian for the devil in all of us and Jilseponie to be the underdog we put our faith into. ... Creating the sets and flying to the quite different exotic locales would be q...

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Though from the first mention of Lancelot and Guinevere's affair in Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Idylls of the King King Arthur's court is sown with seeds of budding darkness, the fall of the court begins in earnest through the catalyst of the deceitful and manipulative Vivien who, though she but briefly appears in the chronicle, irrevocably alters it. ... This force and its devastating power is embodied in the character of Vivien via Merlin's prophecy of his own downfall, while its use in "Merlin and Vivien" in connection with death heavily foreshadows Arthur'...

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