Author: J.R.R Tolkien
# of pages: 352/352 FINISHED
Hello dear blog readers! As stated last time, I have finished my book report book over this nine day break. In general, I am definitely satisfied with the book. and I really liked it. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, even if he/she does not like fantasy books, like this one. It is a very intense book, and it provides a good "gate" to the last part of "The Lord of the Rings". All-in-all, I do not regret selecting this book as my book project novel. Moving on, today I will talk about three obstacles that the protagonists in my book must face before reaching the end of their adventure. Before I start talking about this, I must note that I have not yet read the resolution or the ending of the series, as "The Two Towers" is the second of three books in this series. As well, I will be talking about the obstacles that Frodo and his company must face, not what the "Free peoples" need to face. Without further a due, here are the three obstacles:
1. The journey to Mordor. Frodo,Sam and Gollum must throw the one ring into the fires of the volcano known as mount doom, and in order to do reach this place, they must travel through the perilous land of Mordor. What makes Mordor so dangerous, is the point that it is the heart-land of all evil in Middle-Earth. Many Orcs, Trolls and corrupted men live in these lands, making it nearly impossible to navigate through. As well, Frodo and the gang must firstly enter Mordor, which proves out to be an exceptionally difficult task, as all the main entrances are heavily guarded. The path to Mordor turns out to be the breaking point of the crew of three, as Frodo gets captured by a band of Orcs who guard one of the few passes into the black land.
2. The ring and it's weight. As mentioned in previous posts, the one ring is the root of all evil in Middle-Earth, as it has incredibly large power if put into the wrong hands. And so, in order to destroy this threat, the ring-bearer, or Frodo must destroy the ring. The ring is, nothing more than an object that fits onto a finger, but yet there is a terrible and dark magic that surrounds it. It has the ability to corrupt its bearer, and when it gets closer to Sauron, the dark lord (the original bearer) it puts a terrible mental pain onto the bearer. So, as Frodo approaches Mordor, he grows more ill. and he becomes very closed, and rarely talks. Since its not the end of the series, this issue is not resolved, and since the crew is just entering Mordor, the weight of the ring is evidently larger every meter that they get closer to Mount Doom.
3. Group conflicts. The group of Frodo, Sam and Gollum does not get along very well. Way back in the misty mountains (a mountain range where Frodo and Sam passed a while back), Frodo and Sam were assaulted by Gollum, who used to posses the ring. They managed to defeat him, and they basically tamed him, putting a leash on his neck. In secret, Gollum still craves the ring, but he does not show this to Frodo, the ring bearer. Instead, he tries provocating Sam into attacking him, so that he appears innocent in front of Frodo. Obviosuly, this hatred between the two commonly makes verbal clashes happen, and Frodo is the one who calms them down. As well, Frodo and Sam debate about the route they are going to take into Mordor. This issue takes its toll, as in the end of the book, the crew is ripped apart, and Gollum back stabs Frodo and Sam.
In general, I am very happy with the book, and I am definetly planning on reading the last book in the series: "The Return of the King". Have a nice day, and I hope you tune in for the next blog post in the near future! NL
# of pages: 352/352 FINISHED
Hello dear blog readers! As stated last time, I have finished my book report book over this nine day break. In general, I am definitely satisfied with the book. and I really liked it. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, even if he/she does not like fantasy books, like this one. It is a very intense book, and it provides a good "gate" to the last part of "The Lord of the Rings". All-in-all, I do not regret selecting this book as my book project novel. Moving on, today I will talk about three obstacles that the protagonists in my book must face before reaching the end of their adventure. Before I start talking about this, I must note that I have not yet read the resolution or the ending of the series, as "The Two Towers" is the second of three books in this series. As well, I will be talking about the obstacles that Frodo and his company must face, not what the "Free peoples" need to face. Without further a due, here are the three obstacles:
1. The journey to Mordor. Frodo,Sam and Gollum must throw the one ring into the fires of the volcano known as mount doom, and in order to do reach this place, they must travel through the perilous land of Mordor. What makes Mordor so dangerous, is the point that it is the heart-land of all evil in Middle-Earth. Many Orcs, Trolls and corrupted men live in these lands, making it nearly impossible to navigate through. As well, Frodo and the gang must firstly enter Mordor, which proves out to be an exceptionally difficult task, as all the main entrances are heavily guarded. The path to Mordor turns out to be the breaking point of the crew of three, as Frodo gets captured by a band of Orcs who guard one of the few passes into the black land.
2. The ring and it's weight. As mentioned in previous posts, the one ring is the root of all evil in Middle-Earth, as it has incredibly large power if put into the wrong hands. And so, in order to destroy this threat, the ring-bearer, or Frodo must destroy the ring. The ring is, nothing more than an object that fits onto a finger, but yet there is a terrible and dark magic that surrounds it. It has the ability to corrupt its bearer, and when it gets closer to Sauron, the dark lord (the original bearer) it puts a terrible mental pain onto the bearer. So, as Frodo approaches Mordor, he grows more ill. and he becomes very closed, and rarely talks. Since its not the end of the series, this issue is not resolved, and since the crew is just entering Mordor, the weight of the ring is evidently larger every meter that they get closer to Mount Doom.
3. Group conflicts. The group of Frodo, Sam and Gollum does not get along very well. Way back in the misty mountains (a mountain range where Frodo and Sam passed a while back), Frodo and Sam were assaulted by Gollum, who used to posses the ring. They managed to defeat him, and they basically tamed him, putting a leash on his neck. In secret, Gollum still craves the ring, but he does not show this to Frodo, the ring bearer. Instead, he tries provocating Sam into attacking him, so that he appears innocent in front of Frodo. Obviosuly, this hatred between the two commonly makes verbal clashes happen, and Frodo is the one who calms them down. As well, Frodo and Sam debate about the route they are going to take into Mordor. This issue takes its toll, as in the end of the book, the crew is ripped apart, and Gollum back stabs Frodo and Sam.
In general, I am very happy with the book, and I am definetly planning on reading the last book in the series: "The Return of the King". Have a nice day, and I hope you tune in for the next blog post in the near future! NL
Nikola you wrote a very good blog post and were very descriptive, although it might have been a bit too long.
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Nikola, I really enjoyed reading your blog post, it was very descriptive and I liked it. However, maybe it was a bit too long, but then again I wrote mine as long so... Good Job!
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