A theme of this book is that you should never give up, even when all things seem bleak. In the book, Legolas said "Oft hope is born when all is forlorn." What he meant by this is that a lot of the time people begin to be hopeful when things aren't going well. He said this to Gimli, and it made Gimli hopeful of the future. On page 232, the book says “And yet their wills did not yield, and they struggled on.” Frodo and Sam were at the last stage of their journey; to go to Mount Doom and destroy the one ring. By this point in the story, they were incredibly weary, and had no hope of returning home. But still they had hope that they would destroy the one ring, at least, and save Middle-earth. On page 195, when Sam is in the Tower of Cirith Ungol, feeling defeated because he still could not find Frodo, he sang
“Above all shadows rides the Sun
and Stars for ever dwell:
I will not say the Day is done,
nor bid the Stars farewell.”
These words suddenly came to him, and he felt new strength. This gave him hope.
The author makes me believe in the characters as people. I like the characters in the book. Liking the characters is one of the reasons I like the book so much. Liking them made me want to continue reading to see if they were going to make it to the end of the book, and it made me feel connected to them. Frodo, the ring-bearer, and Sam, his faithful companion, are determined hobbits. When Samwise asked Frodo if he could manage the rest of the journey, Frodo said "I can manage it. I must," and went on. As Frodo was sleeping, Sam thought to himself "So that was the job I felt I had to do when I started, to help Mr. Frodo to the last step and then die with him? Well, if that is the job then I must do it." Sam went with Frodo until the end of his journey. "...Sam struggled on as best he could, having no guidance but the will to climb as high as might be before his strength gave out and his will broke." Sam, always put Frodo ahead of himself. He knew that Frodo couldn't make it up Mount Doom himself, so he carried him. Sam didn't care if they didn't survive the journey, as long as they accomplished what they set out to do: to destroy the ring of power.
I recommend that you read this book, because it has a good message, an interesting plot, and it is written well.
The author makes me believe in the characters as people. I like the characters in the book. Liking the characters is one of the reasons I like the book so much. Liking them made me want to continue reading to see if they were going to make it to the end of the book, and it made me feel connected to them. Frodo, the ring-bearer, and Sam, his faithful companion, are determined hobbits. When Samwise asked Frodo if he could manage the rest of the journey, Frodo said "I can manage it. I must," and went on. As Frodo was sleeping, Sam thought to himself "So that was the job I felt I had to do when I started, to help Mr. Frodo to the last step and then die with him? Well, if that is the job then I must do it." Sam went with Frodo until the end of his journey. "...Sam struggled on as best he could, having no guidance but the will to climb as high as might be before his strength gave out and his will broke." Sam, always put Frodo ahead of himself. He knew that Frodo couldn't make it up Mount Doom himself, so he carried him. Sam didn't care if they didn't survive the journey, as long as they accomplished what they set out to do: to destroy the ring of power.
I recommend that you read this book, because it has a good message, an interesting plot, and it is written well.
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