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…to the subject-The Individuated Hobbit, by Timothy O'Neill, to which I refer anyone interested in more than just Gandalf. While O'Neill does spend part of a chapter on the wizard, he spends more time on Gandalf not as an archetype of the "wise old man" (which…

…of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien explores the theory of good and evil through the characters of Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, and Frodo. It is the story of a special journey made by a Hobbit called Frodo Baggins. It is a journey into an unknown land inhabited by many unusual…

…of the hero's traits. Heroes tend to be male and Frodo is definitely a male. He is a male hobbit who has been raised in the Shire. Frodo is not a fool because he shows leadership qualities, but is not invincible either because he suffers wounds. When Frodo…

…for The Shire and the Hobbits, for Rivendell and the Elfs, for Esgaroth and the Men, for The Lonely Mountain and the Dwarfs. I fear for Middle Earth and its peoples because ^v^v^v^v^v... (More unintelligible scribble)."…

…Bilbo, a simple hobbit, is smoking his pipe one day when the wizard Gandalf appears and asks him to go on an adventure. He is confused and tells the wizard to come back the next day. The wizard does show up the next day, but only after thirteen dwarves…

…, is about a small hobbit, Frodo, carrying the very symbol of corruption, the ring, to the only place it can be destroyed, the mountain of fire. While Frodo attempts to destroy the ring, the armies of two large peoples prepare to wage a final battle in Middle…

…later teamwork with Sam. Frodo's perspective enlightened wisdom, greatly benefited, the two hobbits who also united to achieve a common goal. The group dynamics in Tomorrow When the War Began are a perfect example of individuals uniting for a common cause…

…with all kinds of creatures, including elves, dwarves, humans, and hobbits. All these creatures live in different areas and are mostly in peace with each other. This drives the mood by making it into a fairy tale type. The conflict of the book…

…of the King was created in two sizes, hobbit size and Gandalf size (lordoftherings.net). They were created both big and small. This was done so that if a hobbit, such as Frodo, was to walk by or pick up a prop it would seem to be proportioned correctly…

…with it for control lest it take them over. The most notable figures to come under the sway of the Ring in this way are the Human Boromir, and the hobbit Sméagol, later to be known as Gollum. The ring acts almost as if it were a separate entity suggesting and tempting…