One Ring

1: The Hobbit A philologist and professor of medieval literature at the University of Oxford named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien created many fascinating fantasies such as “Beowulf” and one of the most well-known, “The Lord of the Rings”. The creation of “The Hobbit” was said to be the prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” in world of middle earth. The main character, or protagonist, of this novel is a timid, small Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He was surprised with a visit by famous fictional wizard,…

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first out of the three books in The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings is named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who lost this One Ring that contains much of his soul and power. He has an overriding desire and power to reclaim the Ring and use it to enslave all of Middle-earth. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a quest literature, a quest is what happens when a character or more than one character travels to a faraway destination with a purpose and desire of…

the Hobbits. Now you may think what is a hobbit? A hobbit is a race of short plump little people. The are half the size of a human, they enjoy food and drink. At first you think why would a hobbit be a main character? Well you're about to find out. One afternoon and old wise wizard arrives at Bilbo’s house. The little hobbit greets him and welcomes in him for some food and drink. Now Gandalf the wizard is quite known in the village of Hobbiton. Later that night thirteen dwarves start to appear.…

unknown, and the earliest manuscript dates back to about 1000 A.D. Written in distinct styles, the narratives differ since one is an epic poem and the other is a novel. Despite the age difference, parallels abound between the two tales, including brave protagonists, similar plot lines, and malicious dragons as the antagonist. This essay explores those similarities a bit more in depth. One of the first parallels between Beowulf and The Hobbit’s protagonists, Bilbo, is the bravery…

carry the Ring, there is something special about him that makes him the perfect Ring-bearer. In the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo can seem like a carefree hobbit, who would be unable to take on the serious task of being the Ring-bearer, due to him joking about using the Ring and going along with Bilbo tricking the Shire into thinking he disappeared, when in reality he used the Ring, which then made him invisible (Tolkien). However after Frodo learns everything about the Ring…

amount of power but with great power comes great responsibility. The Fellowship of the Ring is a book about Frodo and his friends on the journey to destroy the Ring, a device created by Sauron with the purpose to rule and enslave the minds of the species on Middle-earth. During the journey to destroy the Ring, Frodo and his friends must try to resist the Ring’s corruptive powers. In the Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien uses various characters to show how power corrupts those with weak…

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy written by J.R.R Tolkien. This book and the other books of the trilogy have become some of the most popular books ever, and have been made into movies. It is a continuation of the story from The Hobbit. One of the main themes of the story is an seemingly unimportant person being forced to be a hero. The books starts with Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, giving a magical ring to his younger cousin Frodo. A while later, a…

damage relationships, further plots, and cause conflicts. J.R.R. Tolkien fabricated a character with such a secret in his novel The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins, his character, found Sauron’s One Ring of Power in a cave and hid its existence from all other characters throughout the book. Bilbo’s secret concerning the Ring of Power significantly furthers the plot through his relationships with Gandalf the Grey, the Company of Dwarves, and the dragon Smaug. As a mentor figure, Gandalf the Grey Wizard…

events that challenge him because he does not stay in hobbit hole and do nothing. He becomes less sedentary and more adventurous when the dwarves and Gandalf convince him with the song to go on the adventure, he becomes more brave when he steals the ring from Gollum and he becomes more responsible when dealing with the spiders after Gandalf leaves. The song they sing makes him more adventurous because he goes on the adventure and he is excited, when before he was scared. “As they sang the…

hero. When the dwarves were taken from the forest by the elves. Bilbo made a choice, he could either follow them and set them free. Or try to find his way out of the forest. He chose the first one. He put on his ring and became invisible. He was being a true burglar, but looking for an escape plan. He find one, shipments were being brought in by a lake. Bilbo being the smart hobbit that he is. Decided to put each dwarves in each barrel. His plan has uncomfortable, however successful. Bilbo put…