| The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three books in The Lord of the Rings series. It is the tale of Frodo Baggins, the unwilling heir to the One Ring: the great Ring of Power. The Ring must be distroyed before it returns to the hands of it's maker, Sauron. But Sauron has sent out his Nazgul, the nine Ringwraiths, to hunt for the Ring. Frodo and a small group of companions are given the task of taking this Ring to Orodruin, at the very heart of Sauron's kingdom, to distroy it. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes Stealing/recovering/destroying Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 10 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - long lived adults If magical mental powers: - Invisibility - is very quick - can read emotions Main Adversary Identity: - magical being Age: - long-lived adults Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - mind control - Invisibility How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - general past - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog |
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