The Fellowship of the Ring
This novel tells the story of Frodo Baggins, Sam, Merry, and Pippin starting their adventure to take the one ring of the dark lord Sauron to Mordor.
In the Fellowship of the Ring, the initial situation is that Frodo Baggins receives the Ring from Bilbo. But by this point, the Shire (their home, the town) is changing. The whole town finds Frodo odd because of his sense of adventure - hobbits are not adventurers and are instead much more content staying right where they are. Something terrible is happening - Frodo's Ring, which Bilbo found, was actually technically "stolen" from Gollum. So Gollum spread the word of the Ring's location, and then Sauron sent servants to go get the Ring from the Shire. This causes the conflict in which Frodo needs to leave the shire with the Ring. However, complications arise when Frodo leaves with his companions Sam, Merry, and Pippin - they all have no idea what they are doing and cause disasters wherever they go. The climax of this novel is when Boromir, a member of Frodo's fellowship, suggests that they use the Ring to defeat Sauron. So, shortly after, Boromir tries to attack Frodo in order to get the ring. After Boromir attacks, he returns to the company and reports that Frodo vanished. Everyone panics and goes off to find him. However, with Boromir's betrayal, Frodo and Sam decided to go off on their own. Now Sam and Frodo (the Ring-bearer) are on their own and must fight the Ring's future temptations.
There are many symbols in this novel, starting off with The One Ring. The entire trilogy revolves around this object. The Ring represents power, control, and corruption - to be able to influence things and people. The Ring implies that any power is never good. This doesn't only apply on Middle-earth - the Ring teaches a good lesson that people are naturally greedy, and power can suck your soul.
The next symbol in this novel is the Mithril Coat. Mithril is a light, beautiful, strong metal. Bilbo gives a mithril coat to his nephew Frodo (Bilbo got this coat in The Hobbit, from the loot they got from Smaug the dragon after him and the dwarves retook Erebor, the Lonely Mountain). Mithril symbolizes hidden potential. When Bilbo passes this coat on to Frodo, he tells him to wear it under his clothes. This way people will underestimate him, and it is easier to defeat people when they think they're up against nothing. The mithril coat is a symbol of not judging a book by its cover.
Another symbol in The Fellowship of the Ring is Frodo's sword, Sting (also inherited from Bilbo). The sword glows blue when orcs are nearby, representing the heroic battles in which elves fought orcs. The sword represents the struggle of good versus bad.
The next symbol is the Sword of Elendil, which is Aragorn's proof that he is heir to the throne of Gondor. However, the sword is broken, so that shows the divide between Elendil and the High King. It also shows that the sword is still broken, so no one has tried fixing it. However, when Aragorn infuses the Sword of Elendil into another sword, his family starts redeeming him. Like Frodo taking Bilbo's sword, Sting, it shows Aragorn taking the heroic history of his ancestors.
The last symbol is the Green Stone. The Green Stone represents Aragorn's bond with the elves. Arwen (Aragorn's love) gives him a silver brooch with a green stone set in it. Green stones are elfstones. So the Green Stone represents Aragorn's ties with the elves.
The tone of this novel was that it had funny dialogue and was chatty and homey, but then got pretty serious once Aragorn comes into the novel.
The writing style was very detailed and wordy. He gives so much detail that you feel as if you are really right there in the scene with the characters. He is very careful with how he makes certain characters speak and act.
In the Fellowship of the Ring, the initial situation is that Frodo Baggins receives the Ring from Bilbo. But by this point, the Shire (their home, the town) is changing. The whole town finds Frodo odd because of his sense of adventure - hobbits are not adventurers and are instead much more content staying right where they are. Something terrible is happening - Frodo's Ring, which Bilbo found, was actually technically "stolen" from Gollum. So Gollum spread the word of the Ring's location, and then Sauron sent servants to go get the Ring from the Shire. This causes the conflict in which Frodo needs to leave the shire with the Ring. However, complications arise when Frodo leaves with his companions Sam, Merry, and Pippin - they all have no idea what they are doing and cause disasters wherever they go. The climax of this novel is when Boromir, a member of Frodo's fellowship, suggests that they use the Ring to defeat Sauron. So, shortly after, Boromir tries to attack Frodo in order to get the ring. After Boromir attacks, he returns to the company and reports that Frodo vanished. Everyone panics and goes off to find him. However, with Boromir's betrayal, Frodo and Sam decided to go off on their own. Now Sam and Frodo (the Ring-bearer) are on their own and must fight the Ring's future temptations.
There are many symbols in this novel, starting off with The One Ring. The entire trilogy revolves around this object. The Ring represents power, control, and corruption - to be able to influence things and people. The Ring implies that any power is never good. This doesn't only apply on Middle-earth - the Ring teaches a good lesson that people are naturally greedy, and power can suck your soul.
The next symbol in this novel is the Mithril Coat. Mithril is a light, beautiful, strong metal. Bilbo gives a mithril coat to his nephew Frodo (Bilbo got this coat in The Hobbit, from the loot they got from Smaug the dragon after him and the dwarves retook Erebor, the Lonely Mountain). Mithril symbolizes hidden potential. When Bilbo passes this coat on to Frodo, he tells him to wear it under his clothes. This way people will underestimate him, and it is easier to defeat people when they think they're up against nothing. The mithril coat is a symbol of not judging a book by its cover.
Another symbol in The Fellowship of the Ring is Frodo's sword, Sting (also inherited from Bilbo). The sword glows blue when orcs are nearby, representing the heroic battles in which elves fought orcs. The sword represents the struggle of good versus bad.
The next symbol is the Sword of Elendil, which is Aragorn's proof that he is heir to the throne of Gondor. However, the sword is broken, so that shows the divide between Elendil and the High King. It also shows that the sword is still broken, so no one has tried fixing it. However, when Aragorn infuses the Sword of Elendil into another sword, his family starts redeeming him. Like Frodo taking Bilbo's sword, Sting, it shows Aragorn taking the heroic history of his ancestors.
The last symbol is the Green Stone. The Green Stone represents Aragorn's bond with the elves. Arwen (Aragorn's love) gives him a silver brooch with a green stone set in it. Green stones are elfstones. So the Green Stone represents Aragorn's ties with the elves.
The tone of this novel was that it had funny dialogue and was chatty and homey, but then got pretty serious once Aragorn comes into the novel.
The writing style was very detailed and wordy. He gives so much detail that you feel as if you are really right there in the scene with the characters. He is very careful with how he makes certain characters speak and act.