Determination In Lord Of The Rings

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Determination is important in life. Without determination, society would never advance. In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Peter Jackson, Jackson shows the significance of determination when Frodo is determined to get the One Ring to Mount Doom, when Gandalf sacrifices his life for the group, and when Gollum is determined to get the ring back. Frodo has no special powers since he is just a hobbit. Because of this it takes him a great deal of determination in order to get the ring to mount doom. When He first departs from the shire he has no idea where he is going. Despite this challenge, he meets characters along the way who can either help him with his journey or become huge obstacles. One of the obstacles was the Ringwraiths. They were evil since they were under the power of Sauron and were in search of the one ring. At Weathertop, the Hobbits were attacked. Frodo made the mistake of putting to ring on and he was stabbed in the shoulder. He was healed by Elrond, but the attack still …show more content…

He was originally a hobbit named Smeagol, but the one ring turned him into a new creature over his extensive lifetime. He was determined that the ring should be in his possession. After his cousin Deagol found the ring on a fishing trip, Gollum killed him because he thought the ring should be in his possession. He knew what the ring would be able to do for his life and he was determined to get it even if it meant killing his cousin. After he stole it, he hid in the mountains for hundreds of years protecting the ring. The ring was more important than anything to Gollum. Gollum said “It came to me, my own, my love... my... preciousssss.” When Gollum lost the ring to Bilbo, he spent the rest of his life trying to get it back. He found the fellowship and followed them on their journey. To conclude Gollum devoted nearly his entire life to the protection of the ring because he was in love with his precious

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