Many stories follow a general pattern or structure. This general structure can be depicted as Freytag’s pyramid, a diagram that illustrates seven key events that stories have from beginning to end. The conflict of a story is introduced, faced and resolved during these events. The seven major points in chronological order are exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, moment of final suspense, and resolution (also called dénouement). One example of a story that follows this pattern is the novel the Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is the first volume in the complete story the Lord of the Rings. The former tells of a mystical land called Middle-earth …show more content…
In the exposition, the part of the story introducing characters and setting, a hobbit (a short, comfort-loving race in Middle-earth) named Bilbo Baggins has just reached his eleventy-first birthday and throws a lavish party to celebrate. He mysteriously vanishes in front of all his guests at the celebration, leaving his nephew and heir Frodo Baggins a ring he has surreptitiously kept for decades. The wise wizard Gandalf visits Frodo to confirm a nagging suspicion he has about the ring. Gandalf, grave and solemn, tells Frodo,“This is the Master-Ring, the One Ring to rule them all. This is the One Ring he [Sauron] lost many ages ago, to the great weakening of his power. He greatly desires it-- but he must not get it”(Tolkien 55). This quote from Gandalf reveals that the ring is the One Ring, the most powerful and dangerous relic in Middle-Earth forged by an evil deity known as Sauron. At this news, he introduces the overarching conflict of the story, the aforementioned quest into Mordor to destroy the Ring and stop Sauron. The exposition focused on the quiet, uneventful life of Frodo’s home in the Shire, the peaceful realm of the hobbits. Now armed with such a dangerous heirloom, the story is set in motion as he is soon forced to leave his home and begin his long, difficult journey into the wider world. Frodo has lived in the Shire all his life, …show more content…
The climax is the turning point/major change of the story, where the story builds up to the character gaining something to help them defeat the conflict. Frodo has been journeying for months, facing many hardships and perils of the road. He had nearly been fatally stabbed by Ringwraiths on his way to Rivendell. His hobbit friends were nearly eaten by a tree in the Old Forest. Gandalf, the leader of the Fellowship, had been lost in a chasm defending the Fellowship from a Balrog. When he reaches Lothlorién, the timeless realm of the High Elves, he laments his departure and wishes to go home. He offers the elf-queen Galadriel the Ring, saying it’s “too great of a matter for me” (Tolkien 410). These events in the rising action build into a decisive point in the story, as Frodo is getting more and more restless and apprehensive about being the Ring-bearer as he faces relentless loss and danger. The reader wonders if Frodo will be able to complete such a dangerous quest fit for mighty heroes, not hobbits. The time comes when he faces a fork in the road: go west into Minas Tirith, a safe haven of Men, or go east into Mordor, to complete his ever more difficult journey. Atop Amon Hen, the hill Frodo climbs to ruminate, a member of his Fellowship, Boromir, approaches him possessed by a desire to use the Ring against Sauron instead. As Boromir asks for the Ring, Frodo replies”No, I am
Along their journey, they have memorable experiences and learn about the One Ring’s imperceptible powers. Furthermore, Frodo and his fellowship discover the powers of the One Ring growing along with the armies of Sauron with respect to time. Ultimately, Frodo and his eight companions must do what it takes to destroy the One Ring and
Before this paper truly examines the endurance of Frodo, those reading need to increase their knowledge of Frodo’s environment, immediate and far away. Though there are no true divisions of lands such as we have, so this next part of the paper shall as best possible to relate their boundaries to our divisions. The Shire is the country in which Frodo and Bilbo live. It is an insignificant place with many knolls which house hobbits. The continent in which the Shire resides is Middle-Earth. Middle-Earth is a fairly peaceful place, yet the cultures within it resemble this earth’s medieval ages added that all the folklore from ours was true in theirs. It remained peaceful and happy for many years.(Tolkien)
Through his burden of carrying the ring, Frodo is subject to many new perspectives that make him realize the importance of the group. Without the help of the others, especially Sam, Frodo would have not been able to accomplish the great task he was given. At first Frodo does not want Sam to come along as he feels it’s too dangerous to subject his friend to. This illustrates his perspective in the beginning of the story of being selfish and thinking that his journey can be taken alone, “It would be the death of you to come with me, Sam," said Frodo, "and I could not have borne that.""Not as certain as being left behind," said Sam."But I am going to Mordor.""I know that well enough, Mr. Frodo. Of course you are. And I'm coming with you.” He later learns through new perspectives that without the help of Sam he would not have gotten far in his journey. Frodo is foreign to the harsh reality he is thrust into. Not only is he away from home, he is also burdened with the task of keeping the ring safe. This burden becomes quite a strain on Frodo, “There is no real going back. Though I may come to the Shire, it will not seem the same; for I shall not be the same. I am wounded with knife, sting, and tooth, and a long burden. Where shall I find rest?” J.R.R Tolkien The Lord of the Rings. With the help of Sam and the realization that he is doing this for more than himself,
“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.” - J.R.R Tolkien
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. Print.
Acknowledged as the protagonist of the epic, Frodo was gifted with a temper well fitting to fight evil, and Sauron. Frodo was brave, selfless, wise, observant, polite and selfless and those were the traits that helped him fight against Sauron. "A Ring of Power looks after itself, Frodo. It may slip off treacherously, but its keeper never abandons it" as said by Gandalf meant that even though Sauron didn't have the ring and didn't know its location he still had a complete control of it "It was not Gollum...but the Ring itself that decided things. The Ring left him". And in other words it meant that Sauron's influence was not defeated by the absence of the Ring, only abridged and spread out. The Ring will always be found, and it will at all time come back to its creator so that its sinful nature can be complete. The way Frodo fought against Sauron's will to get the One Ring was that Frodo refused to wear the Ring and use its powers even though they were meant for good and Gandalf's words encouraged him "Do not tempt me! For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord himself. Yet the way of the Ring to my heart is by pity, pity for weakness and the desire to strengthen to do good".
...; and if by life or death I can save you, I will,” (194). Aragorn, also known as Strider, accompanied the hobbits from the Prancing Pony Inn all the way to the Council of Elrond. Gandalf was also a guiding path for Frodo keeping him updated on the evils of the Ring. I CAN’T FIND A QUOTE. But even with all his guidance Frodo still feels temptation from this Ring of power. “A sudden unreasoning fear of discovery laid hold of Frodo, and he thought of his Ring. He hardly dared to breathe, and yet the desire to get it out of his pocket became so strong that he began slowly to move his hand. He felt that he had only to slip it on, and then he would be safe,” (83). Frodo Baggins with knowledge and guidance was able to make good choices throughout his journey to Mordor in the Fellowship of the Ring because of his knowledge of the Ring and the guidance that surrounded him.
Just before he leaves, Gandalf asks Bilbo for his ring. Due to the power in which the ring possesses while it is in his possession, he does not want to give it up. The novel ends with the destruction of the Fellowship due to the power in which the ring contains. One of the prime facts of the Middle Earth is power. Power is not neutral, but is always evil.
Frodo Baggins, the main character in the movie faces many compelling circumstances in his quest and is challenged to sacrifice much of himself. The first challenge Frodo has to face when Gandalf as...
The story starts with the 33rd birthday-party for Frodo Baggans, and the 111th birthday party for Bilbo Baggans, Hobbits who live in a mythical land called the Shire. Frodo’s best friend is his gardner Sam. Frodo owns a magic Ring which makes him invisible when he wears it, a gift from his cousin Bilbo who stole it from Gollum years ago.
middle of paper ... ... But by the end, according to Frodo, “I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved”, though it most certainly bears some scars of its own. The Shire not only represents the hobbits’ home, but the reader’s too, this creates a love between the reader and the Shire, therefore the driving force behind the hobbits’ actions, becomes the reader’s too. The different types of love present in The Lord of the Rings, and the Hobbit as well, are constantly being shown as the impetus behind all things that eventually lead to the demise of Sauron. These examples start off simple, a love for a friend, one’s homeland, a leader, but they result in saving Middle Earth and it’s people from the theft of their free will and the dominion of Sauron.
There is a connection Frodo shares with the Ringwraiths as he is able to sense them from afar (74). It shows how Frodo is slowly being drawn to their world of darkness, and the connection they possess with one another from their desire of the ring. When Frodo puts on the ring at Wheathertop, he enters their plane of existence, and sees that once they were noble men who were corrupted by the gifts of Sauron (191). After Frodo has been stabbed by the blade of the Ringwraith he begins to welcome the darkness of the night as the light becomes too burdensome for his mind (207). The world of light begins to dim for Frodo as he begins to pass from the world of the living into the realm of the Ringwraiths (197). If we give in or forfeit our will then evil takes control, and we lose any sense of self and goodness we possessed
The book begins with Bilbo Baggins celebrating his one hundred and eleventh birthday. Many "Hobbits" show up at his party including his third cousin, Frodo, which is the main character of the novel and a powerful wizard named Gandalf. Biblo possed a powerful ring known as the "Ruling Ring" which gives "Supreme Power" to whoever has possession of it. At the end of the party, Bilbo uses his magical ring to turn invisible and stun his guests. Gandalf, the powerful wizard, then meets up with Biblo at his house and takes the ring from Bilbo, which 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, a relative of Biblo, to destroy the ring in the only place it can be destroyed, "Mt. Doom". Overhearing the talk between Gandalf and Frodo, Sam, a "Hobbit", that is good friends with Frodo is forced on the quest to aid Frodo.
Frodo’s adventure is not one of originality. It follows a cookie-cutter character through its journey to save that which is dear to him. In the case of Frodo he must protect the shire from devastation, and potentially all of Middle-Earth, by throwing the ring back into the fires of Mordor. This quest takes Frodo through a series of plot elements that famous Greek heroes have followed, his mission to rid Middle-Earth of ominous forces.
he Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy novel set in an entirely different time period and in an extraordinarily different world. This story is part of a trilogy that transitions seamlessly into the ending of the prequel book, “The Hobbit.” At the end of “The Hobbit,” Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, a hobbit is a half-sized human, comes home from an adventure and during his journey, he manages to obtain a magical ring. This ring is magical because when you happen to wear it, you turn invisible. It also had the power to prolong the life of the wearer. The start of the Fellowship begins with Bilbo's 111th birthday and Bilbo is getting ready to leave the Shire. The Shire is the region of Middle-Earth where the hobbits reside. Middle-Earth is the continent in which this story takes place. So Bilbo is looking to leave the Shire and wants to leave his possessions with his cousin, Frodo Baggins, who is much younger then he is. Amongst these possessions is the magical ring. Bilbo has second thoughts about giving Frodo the ring but is talked into doing so by his good friend Gandalf the Grey. Gandalf the Grey is one of a few powerful wizards that inhabit Middle-Earth.