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Each of the races that inhabit this world have their own territories and are distinct from one another. My favorite character in this book is Sam Gamgee. Sam is the son of Ham Gamgee, and is also Frodo’s curious gardener. Sam turns out to be one of the crucial characters in the success of the quest. Not only does he accompany Frodo; he also risks his own life for Frodo. Sam is my favorite character because he is faithful to his friends, keeps his promises, and protects his companions. This book is very long, and there are a lot of important scenes, so my summary will be quite extensive. As the book starts out, the camp is attacked by a band of Orcs and Boromir is killed. Before he breathes his last breath, Boromir tells Aragorn that the Orcs have carried off the other Hobbits. Aragorn tells Gimli (a dwarf) and Legolas (a elf) that he thinks Frodo and Sam have gone alone to Mordor and that they themselves should follow the Orcs and not Frodo. Meanwhile, Pippin and Merry, in the custody of the Orcs, lie captive awaiting their fates. Somehow, Pippin gets hold of a knife and cuts his bonds, and ties a loose knot around his wrists. Pippin manages to break free, but is caught. He loses consciousness and only regains it when the Orcs stop. Eomer and his men attack the Orcs and Merry and Pippin manage to escape into Fangorn (a forest). The Hobbits run as fast as they can into the forest, finally stopping for a drink of water. They come upon a sort of rock wall and climb up strange stairs, where they meet an ent, or Treebeard, as he calls himself. The next day Treebeard takes the Hobbits to a meeting of ents at entmoot. After that, they march to Isengard. The ents are angry at Saruman, their neighbor, who cuts down their trees and burns them without reason and who also trains Orcs not to be afraid of Fangorn. Now the story goes back to the three travelers hunting for their lost companions. They follow the Hobbit prints up to Treebeard's rock wall and when they climb up to the top they see an old man. The old man comes to them and reveals himself to be Gandalf. He tells them that their missing Hobbit friends have gone with the ents to Isengard, to fight Saruman. He tells them what happened when he fell into the abyss with Balrog. Gandalf then summons Shadowfax, his horse, which he took from Theoden along with two others. Gandalf sets Gimli on his own horse and they ride off toward the halls of Theoden, Eomer’s king. Now that Gandalf has returned from the dead, he serves as the captain of the hunters. He leads them to Theoden’s halls, and tells the guards that they have come back to return the horse (Shadowfax) that Theoden had lent him. The four companions enter the hall after leaving their weapons behind, but they do not get a warm welcome. Theoden is reluctant to show gratitude; he says this is because Gandalf almost always heralds bad news and asks for help. Actually, it is because Saruman has a secret hold on Theoden in the form of his advisor, Wormtongue. Gandalf frees Theoden from the wicked influence of Wormtongue. Gandalf then asks Theoden to release Eomer, who has been held prisoner of Wormtongue’s counsel. Eomer returns and lays his sword at Theoden’s feet. Theoden realizes his mistake in trusting Wormtongue. Wormtongue is sent away. On the second day of their journey, a messenger who tells them that Saruman has almost won meets the group. Gandalf leaves them with the excuse of having an errand to run. When they reach Helm’s Deep, the battle is fierce and the Orcs seem to be winning. Suddenly, Theoden and his men ride up from behind, trapping the Orcs. Gandalf appears with unexpected reinforcements. The Orcs flee into the forest, but the Ents capture them and the battle is over as quickly as it began. King Theoden, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Erkenbrand, Eomer, Gimli and the men of Rohan all set forth to Orthanc, the fortress of Saruman at Isengard. They are surprised to find that Treebeard and his ents have destroyed the citadel, and that Saruman and Wormtongue have hidden themselves away, guarded by none other than Merry and Pippin. Theoden, who is anxious to see Treebeard, says good-bye to the Hobbits and accompanies Gandalf to the Northern wall. At last the band of travelers, minus Frodo and Sam, are complete. Now the Fellowship is in Isengard, where Saruman is held prisoner by the Ents. Gandalf goes with Theoden, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli talk to Saruman. Gandalf gives Saruman a chance to discard his evil ways, but Saruman not only doesn’t take Gandalf’s offer, he even tries to persuade Gandalf to join him! When Gandalf asks him once more to come out of Orthanc, Saruman turns away. Gandalf raises his hand and commands Saruman’s staff to break. Saruman’s staff breaks and he falls back. Gandalf asks Treebeard to pour back the water into Orthanc so that Saruman can never escape. The narrative now returns to Frodo and Sam, who have been traveling for three days. Frodo and Sam have been having trouble finding their way. They know that Gollum is pursuing them, so they take the offensive and capture him first. Gollum promises to help them find their way, and to be on his best behavior. Gollum, or Smeagol, leads the Hobbits down the slopes and makes no attempt to escape. Gollum leads them over the marshes in single file. On the third day, they come upon the Dead Marshes. Gollum tells them about the battle that was fought there long ago, at the Black Gates, and how the graves of the dead were swallowed up by the marsh . On the fifth day of their quest, they come to the desolation that lies before Mordor. Before the next day dawns, the journey to Mordor is complete. Smeagol says he knows of another entrance and offers to take the men there. Sam is still suspicious, but as Frodo looks at the tower, he sees troops approaching. He is beginning to trust Smeagol. Four men whom Gollum was able to evade capture the Hobbits. The men are from Gondor, led by Captain Faramir (Boromir’s brother). Frodo tells them about the fate of Boromir, and they are saddened. Faramir catches Gollum and threatens him with death, but finally releases him to Frodo’s custody. He questions Gollum about the secret entryway to which he is leading Frodo, and cautions both men that Cirith Ungol (the place they are traveling through) is evil and unsafe. He tells them not to come back to his secret hiding place, and says that if he ever catches Gollum without Frodo, he will kill him. Gollum’s evil side resurfaces with a vengeance as he leads Sam and Frodo into a trap--the lair of the giant spider Shelob. As they try to run she spins a web to trap them. Sam and Frodo escape and come to another pass. But as soon as they escape Shelob rushes forward from another hole. Just as Sam is about to warn Frodo, Gollum grabs him from behind. In the ensuing struggle, Sam and Frodo are separated. Sam returns to find Frodo entrapped in Shelob’s web, apparently dead or severely wounded. Enraged, Sam uses Frodo’s sword to fight Shelob. Shelob fights him, but he miraculously recites an elven prayer and uses the phial; a burned Shelob crawls away. Sam sees that Frodo is lifeless and gives up in exhaustion and sadness. After some time, Sam resolves to finish Frodo’s task of destroying the Ring. He takes the Ring from his companion and leaves him in his coat of fine chain mail armor. He goes some distance before he hears the sounds of the Orcs. He slips on the Ring just in time. Sam realizes he can hear the Orcs and understand their language. Eavesdropping, he learns that the Orcs are looking for him; and further, he learns that Frodo is not dead, merely paralyzed by Shelob’s venom. To me, this book is all about friendships. Proverbs talk a lot about this subject, like in Prov. 12:26, “A righteous man is cautious in friendships, but the way of the wicked leads them astray”. I think that this verse is the moral of the story, because the greed for the ring that twists people into monsters. I really enjoyed my book, because it is different from any book I’ve ever read. I like fights between good and evil, and betrayal, and things of that nature. This was a very addicting book, and I wouldn’t mind reading it again, and again, and again. Bibliography: Word Count: 1541
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