Respone to Literature: The Fellowship of The Ring

Response to Literature

In all genres and styles of writing, character dependencies are developed. The good guy always depends on his friends, the bad guy never depends on anything except evil. Such dependencies are developed in JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of The Ring. The most prevalent of these is the one between Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. These two characters are brought together and bonded in a variety of ways.

Frodo was always fascinated and interested in Bilbo’s telling of experiences and adventures he has had, tales which he by no means hesitates to share. Early on in the novel Bilbo realizes he is not as young as he used to be, because of this he decides that he must choose an heir to his fortune and belongings. He chooses Frodo, the son of his favorite sister, for this role. Frodo moves in with Bilbo and adopts his name. Bilbo needed this to happen so that he could feel refreshed and reclaim some of his youth.

Frodo needs Bilbo to teach him in the ways of life and to help him develop as a person. Bilbo needs Frodo to revive his life and to have somebody to share his life with and keep him company. It is a ‘swinging door’ relationship, in the sense that they both benefit from it and they both develop and learn more about each other.

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