... forces are seen as the Elven Rings, which symbolize good, and the One Ring, which is pure evil. A main theme seen within Tolkien's prequel, The Hobbit, is a battle within one self between good and evil. "Early in the narrative [The Lord of the Rings], Frodo recalls that his Uncle Bilbo, especially ... Tolkien's works brings out one of his main aspects of his writing, the internal conflict of good versus evil. Bilbo, the main character of The Hobbit, always displayed good thoughts throughout the novel. The prime example of his integrity is displayed when Bilbo displayed pity for Gollum and...

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... or simply Gollum's lust for the ring, the corruption that overcame Smeagol drove him to commit the ghastly murder of his brother. Another evil in "The Hobbit" is an evil that is much more familiar to any reader, the evil of greed. This trait is most prominent in the character of the gigantic ... , seems to relate the adventures and acts of his characters Bilbo and Gandalf closely to the acts of Christ in the Bible. In the "The Hobbit", Bilbo often acted as Jesus would in the Bible. Confronted with the possession of the evil Ring of power, Bilbo was often tempted to use the ... that he w...

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... elf named Arwen, the daughter of Elrond. She is the loveliest creature Frodo has ever seen. The dwarf, Gloin, is sitting next to Frodo. He asks the hobbit why he has come to Rivendell and Frodo politely says that he doesn't think he is supposed to talk about it. Gloin speaks of dwarves and the situation under ... first time that anyone in the company sees that Frodo is wearing Bilbo's mithril mail. Aragorn laughs when he sees that Frodo is only bruised. He encourages the Hobbit to put the mail back on and never take it off. The night falls and there are many stars but no moon. Frodo thi...

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... 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 ... died on September 3, 1973. (St. James 558) He delighted and titillated readers of all ages by first introducing them to the middle-earth in The Hobbit, a story of Frodo's cousin Bilbo. The story detailed his mythical journey in which he was accompanied by wizards and elves in sear...

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... slain Orcs and come to the conclusion that the Orcs have quarreled among themselves. Still there is no sign of Merry and Pippin. Later, they find Hobbit footprints and a broach clues that their captured friends have passed this way. After many days of pursuit without sign of trail or hope, Aragorn sees riders ... hunters horses, asking only that once their deed is accomplished, they return After bidding farewell to the men of Rohan, the three hunters again pursue their Hobbit friends. At night they rest under some trees in the forest of Fangorn. Gimli, who is on guard, sees an old man but...

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... . Frodo Baggins - Frodo is Bilbo's young cousin and his heir. He is the hero in "The fellowship of the ring". He is curly, tall (for a hobbit), and thin. He is very fond of his cousin Bilbo. He's thoutful, kind, honest and brave. Gandalf The Grey - Gandalf is an old and experienced wizard. ... and going on adventures. Merry Brandybuck and Peregrin Took - Merry and Pippin are very close friends of Frodo. Merry is a kind and adventurous hobbit. Pippin is a young and curious hobbit known to get himself in trouble. They are both loyal to Frodo and they are willing to go wherever Frodo goes. ...

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... imagination to deal with more homely topics. For them he wrote and illustrated The Father Christmas Letters, and to them he told the story of The Hobbit published some years later in 1937 by Stanley Unwin, who then asked for a 'sequel'. At first, Tolkien applied himself only unwillingly to this task ... inspired, and what meant to be another book for children grew into The Lord of the Rings, truly a sequel to the Silmarillion than to the Hobbit. This huge story took twelve years to complete, and it was not published until Tolkien was approaching retirement. When it did reach print, its e...

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... imagination to deal with more homely topics. For them he wrote and illustrated The Father Christmas Letters, and to them he told the story of The Hobbit published some years later in 1937 by Stanley Unwin, who then asked for a 'sequel'. At first, Tolkien applied himself only unwillingly to this task ... inspired, and what meant to be another book for children grew into The Lord of the Rings, truly a sequel to the Silmarillion than to the Hobbit. This huge story took twelve years to complete, and it was not published until Tolkien was approaching retirement. When it did reach print, its e...

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... in the literary and linguistic tradition of the English West Midlands. As he taught, he wrote the trilogy of books that served as a sequel to The Hobbit "the Lord of the Rings. He then died on September 2, 1973. He is well known by the reading public as the author of Farmer Giles ... , and into the musical world. In essence, the songs and rhymes have a world all of there own. There are a vast number of songs in The Hobbit, and as well in The Lord Of The Rings. Tolkien was a genius in many ways but the one thing that he had achieved in his life and ... I would like to fully introduce the...

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... decisions that culminate in fatal consequences or rich rewards. The theme of the Battle between Good and Evil is present in most literature, but Tolkien instills hope in the little hobbit that triumphs over great enemies. Also present in Tolkien's allegory, is tragedy. The tragic flaw is quintessentially human. While Fantasy can be closely linked to reality, Tolkien's fiction comes across ... an uncommon concept in modern literature, and the biblical allegory is unmistakable. The image of one creature bearing another's burden of destiny is endearingly human. At that moment, Sam the hobb...

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... wizards. The majority of the nine are hobbits with four out of the nine. The hobbits names are Frodo, who is the cousin of Bilbo Baggins who was the first hobbit to posses the ring, Sam, Pippin and Merry, who are Frodo's friends. The men in the story are Aragorn (Strider) and Boromir who are both of very high lineage. Aragorn ... break up on friendly terms but it was in war. The orcs had also attacked at the time when Frodo left without any warning. "The Hobbit" was the reason I chose this book to read. I first read "The Hobbit" in year seven and enjoyed it tremendously that I started "...

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... cast the Ruling Ring from whence it came - the fiery depths of Mount Doom. Fate has placed this grueling burden into the hands of a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, our main protagonist. The novel illustrates how the omnipotent One Ring shapes the lives of all who are exposed to it. The Ring ... despite, and the Ruler has time to turn to lighter matters: to devise, say, a fitting reward for the hindrance and insolence of Gandalf the Grey."" The hobbit, Sméagol, now referred to as the creature Gollum, murdered his best friend Déagol for possession of the Ring. After Isildur, a past King of ...

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... find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind Them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. In the prequel to the trilogy, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins finds the "ring to bind them." He stole this ring from Smeagol who has carried the ring for 500 years; all the while, the dark power of the ... ring has transformed him from a hobbit into a creature of the dark who cannot bare the light. It is the "dark power" which is connected to Gollum that makes him a pivotal character through out the whole trilogy ... . In the ending of The Hobbit, Bilbo passes the ring onto his he...

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Book Report January 2001 J.R.R. Tolkein, THE LORD OF THE RINGS Tolkein's Lord of the Rings is a long book in three volumes. It is the story of a special journey made by a Hobbit called Frodo Baggins. It is a journey into an unknown land inhabited by many unusual and different characters, both good and bad. It is about a special journey to destroy a very powerful ... do great evil. It is not the Ring itself that is bad, but how it can tempt anyone into doing things that are harmful to others. For that reason the Hobbit is on a journey to destroy the Ring. The Ring had the power to make you in...

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... and the characters. The novel contains excitement, danger, humour and even romance making it an outstanding example of modern literature. The Lord of the Rings' began as a sequel to The Hobbit' (which has since become a mere introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-Earth), it has been likened to Wagner's The Ring of the Nieblung' and has in itself inspired many books ... , films and even music. The Lord of the Rings' follows Frodo Baggins (Bilbo Baggins' - of The Hobbit' - cousin) as he makes the long and dangerous journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount...

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... fantasy based trilogy, Lord of the Rings, the Fellowship of the Rings tells a story of a quest to destroy a powerful ring throughout Tolkien's created "Middle Earth". This quest was headed by a "Hobbit" named Frodo Baggins who, in the end, becomes corrupted by power himself. This corruption begins when Frodo uses his ring to become invisible over and over again to escape certain ... the ring, Gandalf sends Frodo, a relative of Biblo, to destroy the ring in the only place it can be destroyed, "Mt. Doom". Overhearing the talk between Gandalf and Frodo, Sam, a "Hobbit", that is good friend...

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... . The ring has a free will and can seduce the minds of both men and immortals. After years of dormancy, the ring finally appears once again in a hobbit shire. It inevitably ends up being entrusted to a hobbit by the name of Frodo Baggins and he becomes the chosen ring barer. Frodo's goal is to destroy the ring and the evil it possesses before ... being hunted down by the evil servants of Sauron, which provide fatal difficulties. Frodo's colleagues include Gandalf The Gray (a wizard), Samwise Gamges (Frodo's gardener and best friend), Merry and Pippin (hobbit friends), Legolas (an elf war...

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... at any cost. One of the main characters in the book is Frodo. Frodo and me are different because he is a hobbit and I am a human. Also he lives in Middle Earth and I live in present time. He is a part of a rich hobbit family and I come from a middle class Italian family. My life is non fiction and his life is fiction. Frodo and ... ...

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... and inclosed in the envelope was the ring. The story then goes to a long tale about the battles on middle earth and the history of the ring. A wise wizard and hobbit friend Gandalf the gray told Frodo he was now in charge of the ring and its destiny lied within him. What Frodo was told to do was destroy the ring ... the volcano of Mordor. But he wasn't going to be alone. He had his best friends Sam, Pippin, and Merry to help him out along the way. So the young hobbit was off on his way to Mordor but it wasn't going to be easy and there would be many things, creatures, and wars standing ...

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... . along the way they run into many ferocious beasts and other obstacles that they must fight to complete their quest. The main charters in the story are Froto Baggins the hobbit. he becomes the ring bearer as well and the most important charter in the story. He is the one who must protect the ring as they travel to Mordor, and ... falling under the rings evil powers. Gandalf who is the great wizard aside Frodo helps guide him and lead the fellowship along the right path to Mordor. Sam is another hobbit which Gandalf appointed to never leave Frodo's side and help him in anyway he can. Mer...

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... the many modern works that reflect Sartre's existential ideas is the film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson. In the film, Frodo Baggins, a Hobbit discovers that a ring disposed to him by will from his beloved relative Bilbo, is in fact the "One Ring-. This ring is a device that will allow its master to manipulate ... by the wizard Gandalf to return the ring to Mount Doom, the evil site where it can be destroyed. Accompanying Frodo on his journey is a fellowship of eight others: his hobbit friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin, the wizard Gandalf, the sword...

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In the book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, the main character is a hobbit named Frodo Baggins who was given a ring by his cousin Bilbo Baggins. The other main characters were the members of the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Grey, the hobbits ... Sauron lost the One Ring and even if he searched far and wide for it, it remained lost to him. Until by chance it fell into the hands of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, and he kept it hidden for many years. Soon after, Bilbo disappeared, leaving Frodo with the burden of destroying the One Ring. This meant that...

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A young hobbit named Frodo is, on a special occasion, is given a ring that contains immense power. This ring is dangerous because of the hidden evil that lies within it and it's ability to ... wound. At the council of Elrond they decide that someone must act as the ring barer and bring the ring to the place of its destruction. Frodo, the courageous little hobbit that he is, volunteers to be the one to perform this task and he and his fellowship set off on their journey. "At last with an effort he spoke, and ... ...

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... owner gets a hold of it and dooms the world. The story begins as Bilbo Baggins, a very wealthy and well-known hobbit announces his one-hundred and eleventh birthday and his nephew and heir, Frodos" thirty-third birthday party. The party of a hobbit is a little awkward because the host gave all of the guest's presents instead of vise versa. The celebration was a success ... ...

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... work with and did an excellent job in rein-acting the lines that Tolkien wrote for them. The performance of Frodo by Elijah Wood is extremely impressive. He depicts the hobbit to an incredible degree. Elijah makes you feel the power of the ring. When the Ring Wraiths are searching for it, Frodo cannot keep from holding it. It takes the ... ...

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