The Fellowship of the Ring journeys through a world called Middle Earth. ... The heroic quest revolves around a symbol of power that brings evil and destruction to all whom possess it - The One Ring. This all-ruling ring was the greatest of nine created by the evil Lord Sauron, and was infused with his evil magic. The symbiotic relationship between the Dark Lord and his prized ring was broken after his defeat in battle, and the ring was lost. ... "We cannot use the Ruling Ring If any of the Wise should with this Ring overthrow the Lord of Mordor, using his own arts, he would then set himself o...

• Word Count: 1830
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

He tells the story of the ring. ... Isildur's Bane is the ring. ... When he heard that the scouts of the dark lord were out, he sent the Dunedain looking for Gollum. ... These are the words that Sauron had put on the ring. ... Their rings may perish with the destruction of the ring. ...

• Word Count: 7779
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

Though Gawain regularly interacts with characters, such as Lord Bertilak and his wife, and the Green Knight, his meetings are typically brief and shallow. ... There are many Christian symbols, which are entangled throughout the story. ... This fact combined with the religious symbols makes this seem very plausible. ... It is labeled a symbol of truth; the star has five points that interlock with each other, forming what is called the "endless knot.... This pentangle represents the five virtues in which Gawain aspires: perfection of his five senses, strength in his five fingers, devotion t...

• Word Count: 2814
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Immediately our Lord begins to put the background on the canvas. ... He didn't like it at home; he fell out with his father and lost fellowship with him. ... And so, on the black background of this boy's sin "down in the pigpen, out of fellowship with his father, having left home on a bad note, our Lord begins to brighten things up. ... In this story that our Lord told there was never any question as to whether the boy was a son or not. ... He began to remember what it was like being in fellowship with his father. ...

• Word Count: 3350
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School