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The hero’s journey
1.
Frodo leaves the Shire
The Journey begins
when
Frodo finally learns about the one ring which was
accidently discovered by Bilbo and
passed on to him.
He was separated from
the other normal hobbits in the
Shire
and
was
called
to
a
quest
in
which
he
will
destroy
the one ring that the Dark Lord was
looking for.
In
this case,
Frodo knew what his quest was and what was
waiting for him. He felt the
responsibility upon his
shoulders
and
agreed
to
make
his
journey.
He
was
neither
lured away on the quest
by promise nor dragged away on
it
against
his
will.
He
went
willingly,
and
comfortably,
at
least
until
he
was
already
well
on
the
way
and
could
not
turn
back.
wraiths
While
Frodo,
Sam
and Pippin were heading to
his new house in Buckland,
they saw
black riders (servants of the enemy) trying
to track them. Frodo felt a strong
desire to slip on
his ring.
During this part of the novel, the
difference of The Shire and the road
was obvious. And
the hobbits where out
there all of a sudden, facing
coldness,
loneliness
and
terrible
riders
which
they
had
never
experienced
in
The
Shire.
Frodo,
as
a
hero,
faced
the
danger he already had in mind. But
don
’
t forget,
there is
more to that than just the riders, as he was
already falling under the power of the
ring.
3.
Loyal
friends
Frodo
arrived
at
his
new
home,
and
all
his friends were
willing to go with him to Revendell
together,
in
spite
of
the
danger.
Having
such
loyal
friends
was absolutely necessary for the hero to go on
with his quest. And Frodo learns that
he must be
trustful in order to get
help.
4. Inner strength
Immediately
after
the
encounter
with
Old
Man
Willow
and
a
bit of a respite at the house of Tom Bombadil, the
hobbits went up on the haunted Barrow
Downs. They were
captured and brought
underground by a wight who
intended to
kill them.
At this point, Frodo finally
realized the connections between him
and his friends.
Courage was awakening
inside him for the first time.
And
that
his
heroic
skills
were
building
up.
Eventually
he called Tom
Bombadil for help. He did not stand out
from the others as the strongest, but
can accept help
from the others.
5. Attack
After Strider had