... expect this to happen but not in the manner it did with Boromir harassing Frodo to try to obtain the ring. I thought the Fellowship would 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 "The Lord of the Rings" straight after it. I soon found out ... this was a mistake because the language is much harder and makes "The Hobbit" look like a primary school story ... ...

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... suspects that it is not an ordinary ring and, for almost 25 years, he visits Bags End on and off. Finally, he tells Frodo of the Making of the Rings of Power, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, who created the Master Ring to rule all other Rings. Sauron was defeated centuries ago by a Last Alliance of Elves and Men. After Sauron had been defeated ... master Ring. After Isildur had been ambushed, the Ring was lost for many years. Until it came into the possession of the creature Gollum, who, as has been told in the Hobbit, lost his Ring to Bilbo. Gandalf proves the Ring to be the One Ring by put...

• Word Count: 1714
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... but absolute power corrupts absolutely." In Tolkien's first book of his 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 ... is corrupting him. Gandalf examines it, realizing that the ring Bilbo has is the powerful "Ruling Ring". Knowing that the forces of evil are in search of the ring, Gandalf sends Frodo...

• Word Count: 1536
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... the ring? Throughout the storyLord of the Rings? there are many characters. Seen through different points of view, it can be said that just about any of them can be somewhat the main characters. Gandalf the wizard can be seen as the main character because he was in thehobbit?, and is now guiding the other characters through their adventure. Sam , which is a friend of Frodo and also a hobbit ... , could be written about as the main character since he can be seen throughout the whole journey as someone who had to ... help someone else on an important mission. If the story was renamedSam's...

• Word Count: 1326
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School