The Fellowship of the Ring

Written By:

J.R.R. Tolkien

A Summary of the Plot

• An ancient Ring was lost but was found.

• In a twist of fate, It had fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Frodo Baggins.

• Gandalf the Gray found out that it was indeed the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron and Frodo was sent off to destroy the Ring.

Plot Continued

• Frodo leaves the Shire but he is accompanied by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise.

• Frodo and his friends must battle through snow, darkness, rivers, forests and millions of orcs.

• This is the beginning of The Lord of the Rings trilogy .

The Conflict and the Resolution

• Conflict: Frodo must battle through orcs and resist the power of the One Ring long enough to destroy it in Mt. Doom.

• Resolution: The Fellowship of the Ring is part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and therefore the resolution is stated in the last book.

The Characters

• Characters: Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, Boromir, Samwise, and Gandalf.

The Setting

The setting takes place in Middle--Earth.

Some of more important settings include…

• The Shire• Weathertop • And Rivendell

The Theme

• Friends can help through very difficult times and when they aren’t there you are always on their mind.

• Trust your friends, they can often help, even save your life.

The Devices Used

• Tolkien used flashback the most in this novel to retell the forging of the Rings of Power.

Genre

• This book would most likely be fantasy.

Background Info. About the Author.

• Tolkien was born on 1896 in Bloemfontein South Africa.

• He was a major scholar of the English language, specializing in old and middle English.

• He wrote a number of stories including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Info. Continued

• In the 1960s he was taken up by members of the nascent “counter—culture” mostly because of his concern with environmental issues.

• He died on1973 and was buried with his wife Edith.

Opinion

This book is one of my top favorite books because It held my attention all the way through the book. I also thought that the way the book was written and how the plot was put together made it a fantastic book to read.