English Literature
May 24th
The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring
This is the story of Frodo Baggins, as he journeys to the fiery Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring of power in order to stop the dark lord, Sauron, from regaining his full power once more. In order to do this Frodo teams up with 3 of his hobbit friends, Sam, Pippin, and Merry, two humans Aragorn, and Boromir, a dwarf, Gimli, an elf, Legolas, and a wizard, Gandalf the Grey. They are known as the Fellowship of the Ring. Their objective is simple, yet dangerous; destroy the ring. Along the way, some are tempted by the power of the ring, leading to conflicts. In the end, Frodo and Sam run off by themselves to journey to Mount Doom to destroy the ring and end the war between good and evil. Meanwhile, on the other side of the story, Merry and Pippin are kidnapped by Orcs. After Boromir dies, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli begin their search for Pippin and Merry. For more, read The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Character Description
The characters that I will be describing are: * Sam
One does not easily find a more loyal person than Samwise Gamgee. He is a hobbit, Frodo’s gardener, and most importantly, he’s Frodo’s friend.
After accidentally hearing about the quest Frodo is about to be sent on, Gandalf threatens Sam into traveling alongside Frodo. Sam’s role in this story is Frodo’s best friend and loyal companion through every single part of the journey. It’s hard to tell what motivates him so much, but it is very clear that he is very dependable. No matter how bad the times get, or how dark the road ahead seemed, Sam stayed with Frodo all the way till the end, risking his life every second. Sam is the wise type of friend whom you always want to have around as council. Sam is also a great relief from all the darkness that is found in the story. While everything seems to keep on getting darker, Sam is always there to “lighten the mood”. Sam is a nice, shy,