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//The Fellowship of the Ring //by J.R.R. Tolkien



= =  **ₒSummaryₒ **   // The Fellowship of the Ring // is the first book of a 3 part volume The Lord of the Rings written by J.R.R. Tolkien. This story takes place in a fictional Middle earth with many mythical creatures. The Lord of the Rings is an evil lord named Sauron, the Dark Lord, who lost the One Ring that held most of his power long ago. Saurons goal is to retrieve the lost Ring and use it to rule all of Middle-earth. Frodo Baggins, a lowly hobbit, gets the ring as a present from his adopted father who stumbled upon it accidently on a voyage. Frodo soon learns from a great wizard that he holds the One Ring and that it must be destroyed immediatly. The only way to destroy it is throwing it into the volcanoes of Mordor, the very place where the Dark Lord is located... Frodo must go on the quest to destroy the Ring.

**ₒ"About the Author"ₒ **

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specializing in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford, he wrote a number of stories, including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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**ₒSocial Issue Relevanceₒ ** //The Fellowship of the Ring //deals with issues of power and selfishness. Everyone wants the Ring for themselves to harness its power. In the story many characters are corrupt with ugre for power and their selfishness.

Narcissism (selfishness) as a psychological definition is typically seen as self-involved attitudes and behavior where there is little or no empathy for others. Narcissistic wounding starts early in life to children whose parents are insecure, abusive, addictive or have narcissistic patterns themselves.   Namka, Lynne. "Selfishness and Narcissism in Family Relationships." //Lynne Namka Books.// 1996-2010. Web. 02 Nov. 2011. < [] >

**<span style="color: #d07d0b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">ₒDramazitationₒ ** I would choose Daniel Radcliff as Frodo because he looks like he could portray a very good hobbit

I would choose Christopher Lee as Gandalf because he looks like a wizard.

**<span style="color: #d07d0b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">ₒABOUT THE READERₒ ** <span style="color: #11298d; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">My name is Eric Chen (top/left/right). I am fifteen years old and currently am a freshman in highschool. I have a strong interest in money and one day dream to aquire much of it. I like to read ficiton or fantasy genres.