Bilbo had been chosen to go forward into the dragons" lair to seek the treasure. ... As Bilbo walked further and further into the lair suspense starts to build dramatically from the author's descriptions of heat, steam, and sounds coming from the end of the passage. At the moment before Bilbo's encounter with the dragon "he knew that going on from there was the bravest thing he"d ever done", as quoted in the book. This part of the book exhibits only one of many great examples of mystery and suspense from the story. ... This tale of bravery truly has one outstanding theme. ...

• Word Count: 505
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The typical Fantasy would support all these characteristics and any Fantasy book read would prove this and there are very few that would not. ... Anyone else could have been chosen to be ringbearer on the journey to Mordor but Frodo, with such a kind and caring, true heart is chosen by his uncle Bilbo Baggins who took the journey to Middle Earth years before. ... " The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee, the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock...

• Word Count: 1422
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Even when Frodo is exhausted from the weight of bearing the Ring, Sam takes over the quest for him. ... {Book 1, 233}. ... His loss of control leads to Frodo's decision to break away from the company and complete the task on his own. ... The constant battle between Good and Evil is a prevalent theme in most Literature and it is a human concept. ... His characters have human emotions and qualities, his themes are human. ...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This book has two titles. ... The theme of this book is courage. ... The main characters of this story are the nine that are chosen for the fellowship and they come from five different races. ... Legolas represents the elvish race and comes from Mirkwood. ... I didn't want to watch the movie without reading the story first because it always seems to detract from the book if you have already seen the movie....

• Word Count: 1273
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School