... up of Gondor, Rohan, Mordor and the Shire. One of the characters, Gimli the Dwarf, reminds me of my old friend in Oregon who likes to compete with me just like Gimli competes with Legolas. The story begins when Bilbo Baggins celebrated his eleventy-first birthday afterwhich he presented his younger cousin Frodo with a ring ... perilous journey across Middle-Earth, deep into Mordor, and casting the ring right there by the fires unto which it was forged. Main events in the story revolved around how the ring tried to bring about the character's inner thirst for power. Due to the power in wh...

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... Boromir and the other characters is that he is a man. However, the argument here is that he feels the same as the other characters. Boromir's story is that he is proof of the ideal that evil should be punished. He desires the Ring so his people can have power over the enemy. His greed ... through long years of trial. We do not desire the power of wizard-lords, only strength to defend ourselves, strength is a just cause The Ring would give me power of command. How I would drive the hosts of Mordor and all men would flock to my banner"{Book 1, 517} His ambition makes him easily ... , he i...

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