... "takes Gandalf's life", hence adding an entertaining twist to the Lord of the Rings. Another entertaining element of the trilogy is when the fellowship first encounters the Black Riders. "The black shadow stood close to the point where they had left the path, and it swayed from side to side. Frodo thought he heard the sound of snuffling. The shadow bent to the ground, and then began to crawl towards him." This ... as entertaining. In a deeper sense literature can be viewed to reflect truths about the real world. This is even more evident in the genre of allegory. In the Lord of the Rings...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... just finished his canoe, and took the raccoon on a day long trip up the river that the stream flowed into a larger river near by. He reached a lake and went to a shore. He gave the raccoon the decision to leave, and when Rascal heard the cooing of a female, he took the opportunity. This was my favorite book so far except for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The writer was very descriptive and explained things ... . He made it interesting while the reader can learn about a raccoon. There are many other things he teaches in ... this book while it is still in a story, like when it is ok to h...

• Word Count: 563
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School