Overcoming The Hobbits
In Tolkien’s book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Hobbits (Frodo, Sam, Pippin, and Merry) must go on their journey without Gandalf (the wizard) to protect them. During their journey, the Hobbits face many challenges that they must overcome, but without the help of others, they would not have survived. The first major challenge the Hobbits must overcome is the Old Forrest. In the Old Forest, the trees are “alive” and change the path the Hobbits must take several times. Frodo and the others attempt to navigate their way out of the forest, but are unsuccessful. Instead, they travel deeper into the heart of the forest. During this time, the trees are putting the Hobbits to sleep. Frodo submits to the sleepiness and finds
himself being drowned by one of the tress. Sam, who is the only one who is able to fight off the drowsiness, hears Frodo splashing in the river and saves him. Meanwhile, when Pippin and Merry allow the sleepiness to overtake them, the tress trap them inside them. Frodo and Sam try desperately to save their friends from being suffocated and crushed to death, but to no avail, they are not successful. Fortunately, Tom Bombadil hears the cries for help and saves the two Hobbits by signing a song to the trees. The next major challenge they Hobbits must face is when they arrive at The Prancing Pony. Instead of flying underneath the radar and try not to bring any attention to themselves, the Hobbits (mainly Frodo) attracts some unwanted attention to themselves. Pippin, who did not mean any harm, starts telling the story of how Bilbo disappeared on his birthday, Strider pulls Frodo to the side and explains that he better stop his friend from finishing his story before the wrong people (people who are working for Mordor) hear the ending. Doing more harm than good, Frodo tries to distract everyone by singing a song. During the ending of the song, Frodo loses his balances and falls off the table. Somehow Frodo unconsciously puts the ring on and disappears. Everyone thinks it some sort of magic trick, but the people who are working for Mordor know the truth. Since Frodo put on the ring, the Black Riders are alerted. Strider, who is sent by Gandalf, helps the Hobbits escape from the Black Riders and death twice. Although Gandalf is not physically there to protect the Hobbits, he is still able to protect them from far by sending the right people to help them. Even though the H obbits needed others to save them, they are not completely defenseless. The Hobbits rely on their instincts and use the knowledge they have learned to help them survive. Their will to live and fight is one of the major reasons the Hobbits survive. Overall, these are just a few examples of how the Hobbits are able to survive without the protection of the Shire and Gandalf in Tolkien’s book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
himself being drowned by one of the tress. Sam, who is the only one who is able to fight off the drowsiness, hears Frodo splashing in the river and saves him. Meanwhile, when Pippin and Merry allow the sleepiness to overtake them, the tress trap them inside them. Frodo and Sam try desperately to save their friends from being suffocated and crushed to death, but to no avail, they are not successful. Fortunately, Tom Bombadil hears the cries for help and saves the two Hobbits by signing a song to the trees. The next major challenge they Hobbits must face is when they arrive at The Prancing Pony. Instead of flying underneath the radar and try not to bring any attention to themselves, the Hobbits (mainly Frodo) attracts some unwanted attention to themselves. Pippin, who did not mean any harm, starts telling the story of how Bilbo disappeared on his birthday, Strider pulls Frodo to the side and explains that he better stop his friend from finishing his story before the wrong people (people who are working for Mordor) hear the ending. Doing more harm than good, Frodo tries to distract everyone by singing a song. During the ending of the song, Frodo loses his balances and falls off the table. Somehow Frodo unconsciously puts the ring on and disappears. Everyone thinks it some sort of magic trick, but the people who are working for Mordor know the truth. Since Frodo put on the ring, the Black Riders are alerted. Strider, who is sent by Gandalf, helps the Hobbits escape from the Black Riders and death twice. Although Gandalf is not physically there to protect the Hobbits, he is still able to protect them from far by sending the right people to help them. Even though the H obbits needed others to save them, they are not completely defenseless. The Hobbits rely on their instincts and use the knowledge they have learned to help them survive. Their will to live and fight is one of the major reasons the Hobbits survive. Overall, these are just a few examples of how the Hobbits are able to survive without the protection of the Shire and Gandalf in Tolkien’s book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.