The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Fantasy or Allegory John Ronald Reuel Tolkien has been proclaimed "Master of Fantasy" and the creator of a new world. ... The characters in The Lord of the Rings have undeniably human emotions that direct their choices and actions. ... The characters of The Lord of the Rings exhibit human emotions, which consequently affect their courses of action. ... He attacks Frodo in a fit to get the Ring because the evil power of the Ring possesses him. ... However, Tolkien claims to have incorporated those to make The Lord of the Rings universally applicable. ...

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In his novel The Lord of the Rings' ( The Fellowship of the Ring', The Two Towers' and The Return of the King'), J. ... The Lord of the Rings' began as a sequel to The Hobbit' (which has since become a mere introduction to J. ... During The Lord of the Rings' Middle-Earth is changing. ... The Lord of the Rings' also shows the coming together of all races; Dwarves, Elves, Hobbits and Men. ... In the case of the One Ring it represents the never-ending power of Sauron - the Dark Lord. ...

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Bilbo Baggins, the heroic and audacious hobbit in The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien, finds himself with the responsibility of guarding over a magical ring that possesses unlimited powers. The ring, although held awesome powers, strong enough to conquer the entire Middle Earth, the mythical realm of where the novel takes place; the ring is a double-edge sword. The ring attracts all those around it. ... They stop at nothing until they possess the ring; they would battle to they"re deaths as did one of the protagonists in the novel. ...

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The Lord of the Rings was made possible all because of the popularity of The Hobbit and its request for a sequel. ... "The Lord of the Rings tells how Frodo, Bilbo's nephew, inherits Bilbo's magic invisible ring, and with it a great burden. The ring can make its owner Ruler of the World (as in Wagner's Ring Cycle) and so it must be destroyed before Sauron, Lord of the Rings, who made it, can find it again" (Yates). ... Both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have important factors contributed by WW I. ... As seen in Frodo's experience in The Lord of the Rings, w...

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Tolkien, the author of the classic book series The Lord of the Rings, was a very interesting and amazing person. ... In the movie, Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, similarities from Tolkien's childhood are abundant. ... He decided to put this world into writing and by doing that he created the classic series, The Lord of the Rings. ...

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Though he did not receive very much recognition in his lifetime, Tolkien is now being recognized due to the success of a trilogy of books he authored, The Lord of the Rings. In The Hobbit, a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien introduces to the reader a fictional world with vividly described creatures and places. ... Along the way to reaching their goal, Bilbo finds a magic ring, which when worn will turn the bearer invisible to the eye (This is very important in the trilogy). In the first part of the book, he uses this ring to get the group out of many difficult situations, ...

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I think it was a kind of book once read that you almost have to read all of Tolkien's books, such as The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Lost Tales, and Forgotten Tales. I also noticed reading this book, again, that you have a much greater appreciation for it after you read The Lord of the Rings and a few other books that are dealing with the same world and a few of the same characters. ...

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YK's favorite novels are Lord of the rings by J.R.R. ... I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, Deferential, glad to be of use, 115 Politic, cautious, and meticulous; Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; At times, indeed, almost ridiculous Almost, at times, the Fool. ...

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When he gets lost in the tunnels and finds the ring, that is when he starts to believe in himself. ... Bilbo's development from the journey helps him out in his next mission in Lord of the Rings the sequel to The Hobbit. ...

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In the fantasy genre, the reader gets the chance to enter an ancient and forgotten world that no longer exists. In this genre you will automatically go back to a time where everything was made of wood and steel. All this puts the reader in a comfort zone where you don't have to be afraid of possi...

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He was also armed with a powerful 1 sword made by elvish magic and the Ring of Power that enabled him to make himself invisible. ... "I," said the huge beast, "am Grograman the Lion, Lord of the Desert of Colours"" (Ende 223). ...

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