Intentionally Wicked: Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings and Our Motivation in Committing Evil Acts The Main Point: The following analysis deals with the nature and source of evil and whether‚ given our innate motives and moral obligation‚ we willingly choose to succumb to our desires or are slaves of our passion. From this argument‚ I intend to show that our human nature requires that we play into our desires in order to affirm our free will. This is not to say that our desires are necessarily
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the final chapter‚ Gandalf states to Bilbo: “Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were.” Argue how essential the adventure was in developing Bilbo’s character and state whether the change is a good or bad transformation for Bilbo. Bilbo’s Transformation in “The Hobbit” In the beginning of the book “The Hobbit” by J.R.R Tolkein‚ Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ is invited to an adventure by Gandalf‚ a supporting character. At first‚ Bilbo doesn’t want to go on the adventure
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see how Tolkien presents the elves. In my opinion Tolkien does a good job presenting the elves as good people. I can assure this because of the fact that the elves still welcomed Ganfalf‚ Bilbo and the dwarves inside their house ( The last homely house). Of course they don’t have a problem with Ganfalf and bilbo‚ but its not exactly the same with the dwarves. Tolkien states that the dwarves and the elves are not the best of friends. This is because the elves hate how the dwarves have a strong passion
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is the author of one of the most famous stories ever told‚ The Lord of the Rings. There is nothing simple about this unique epic; it is riddled with appendices‚ contains detailed maps‚ and contains languages with multiple dialects that Tolkien did not always feel the need to translate. While this epic has many idiosyncrasies found nowhere else‚ the most unique thing about the epic is the way it was written. Rather than start with the plot line and develop the details‚ Tolkien
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When analyzing J.R.R. Tolkien’s best selling book‚ The Fellowship of the Rings‚ Frodo Baggins seems to be the obvious choice as to who is the hero in the novel but‚ there is no singular hero in the story of the ring. A hero is loyal‚ brave‚ and exhibits self control whilst tempted with the powers of evil that may try and render them senseless. Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins are the true heros of The Fellowship of the Ring because they display the characteristics of heroes while they traverse the
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Laying Everything Down “Whereas the function of a friend‚ who is a second self‚ is to supply things we cannot procure for ourselves” –Aristotle. Throughout literature‚ a story would not be complete without the best friend. Beowulf has Wiglaf. King Arthur has Sir Lancelot. Tom Sawyer has Huck Finn. Sherlock has Watson. Batman has Robin. All of these lauded heroes would not have survived without their trusty companions. In Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth‚ best friends are as vital to the story as the
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Whoever reads Harry Potter or Lord of The Ring should also discover the other one too. Both are the same basic “hero’s journey” archetype with two great main character which I really love: Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins. There are certain similarities between them which interested me a lot. Like Frodo‚ Harry is an English orphan; and both of them discover their destinies as reluctant heroes after a birthday: Harry after his own while Frodo after Bilbo’s 111th birthday party. Since then‚ Harry entered
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“For if you fail‚ then we are laid bare to the Enemy. Yet if you succeed‚ then our power is diminished‚ and Lothlórien will fade‚ and the tide of Time will sweep it away” (472). This quote‚ said by the Lady Galadriel‚ showed her understanding of the power of the One Ring. The One Ring had the unprecedented power to corrupt the person carrying the ring‚ called the ring-bearer‚ and turn them against their own will. The Ring messes with the holder’s mind and makes them turn to evil ways. The book The
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nature and magic that could stand toe to toe with Sauron and probably not have to feel far to worried about how things would turn out. Through only the strength of his own incorruptible spirit and the strength of his lifelong friendship with Frodo Baggins‚ Samwise Gamgee managed to resist the powerful lure of an object that corrupted and overcame the spirit of such powerful beings as the warrior Boromir‚ the once noble wizard Saruman‚ and the insane hobbit like Gollum. Samwise Gamgee has been involved
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Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novel series. It is currently ranked 13th on the IMDB‚ top 250 films of all time‚ which is amazing considering it was only released in 2002. This superb film follows the story of the unlikely hero’s that include‚ Frodo Baggins‚ Samwise Gamgee and‚ Aragon as they venture into their quest to destroy that one ring. It was the characters that suited their roles perfectly‚ and the themes demonstrated all through the movie that helped make this one of the most enjoyable films
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