... Gandalf heeds his concern. They set watches for the night. Sam sees a patch of darkness in the wind. Soon immense flocks of crows sweep over them. Gandalf says that they are being watched and must keep moving. For the rest of the journey, they are to light no more fires. They hide during the day ... Gimli is amazed by the tall and intricate passages. When Gandalf is in doubt of which way to go, Aragorn tells them to be brave and trust their capable guide. The company is mostly silent as they move through the darkness. Heading east, they come to a three-way fork in the tunnel and Gandalf...

• Word Count: 7779
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

... Sauron, before he gets it and covers all the land in sick and darkness using its powers. Frodo is the ring barer. Tolkien makes this book extremely exciting using select word choice and wonderful dialog to really put you in the shoes of the characters. Suspenseful action sequences and heart wrenching disasters make this book exciting and fun to read. Tolkien also grabs ... readers by the interesting names and titles of the people and places mentioned in the book. Another exciting key in The Fellowship ... power and slams them down into the bridge as the Balrog steps onto it. Gandalf sh...

• Word Count: 564
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... one language he used most ofte! n in his texts and songs was the Elvin language; this language of his own creation is so beautifully written and so exquisite to the ear, it simply embraces the heart mind and soul. Tolkien's books has a bountiful amount of songs and rhymes in it and sometimes you get carried away from the book itself into the musical ... world of it's own. Elements of foreshadowing can be found in the songs, leaving a small clue for the reader of what's to come. Some of this foreshadowing encourages the reader to do ... desires the One Ring that Frodo has in possession....

• Word Count: 2853
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... sets Frodo on his journey to destroy the Ring. When Frodo offers Gandalf the Ring, he refuses possession of it: "With that power I should have power too great and terrible Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire and strength to good. Do not tempt me! ... individuals to acquire this power by any means necessary. This one-track psyche often destroys friends, family, and loved ones in its unstoppable path of the pursuit of power. When obsession takes control, one will betray such bonds with no hindsight or remorse. Saruman the White betrays his wizar...

• Word Count: 1830
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... , however, the torches lighting the cavern go out and the great fire in the middle throws its sparks onto each of the goblins. In the darkness and confusion, a great sword flashes and strikes down the Great Goblin. Then, a voice leads the captives out of the cavern. It is Gandalf who leads the dwarves through the passages and deeper into the mountain. The goblins ... he can understand. The bird tells Bard to watch for the dragon's weak spot in the hollow of his left breast. Bard looks, sees the open patch, and lets fly his arrow. It plunges into Smaug's heart and the beast comes crashing...

• Word Count: 5600
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie(Tolkien)." Master of storytelling J. R. R. Tolkien continues the lives of the fictitious creatures that he introduced in The Hobbit, in his modern classic The Fellowship of the Ring. He artfully illustrates the truths of the evil that plague the hearts of man. He tells a story of ... modern literary classic, it was something that almost didn't occur. British publishers were leery about taking on the project entitled The Lord of the Rings. In comparison to their American counter parts the publishing company was relatively poor...

• Word Count: 1879
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School