Theme
Gandalf's Death. Photograph. January 15th. imgur.com. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. <http://imgur.com/gallery/aoOQxLP>
Balrog of Morgoth. Photograph. n.d. lotr.wikia.com. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. <http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Bridge_of_Khazad-d%C3%BBm>
Balrog of Morgoth. Photograph. n.d. lotr.wikia.com. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. <http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Bridge_of_Khazad-d%C3%BBm>
“Never give up if things look hopeless,” is one of the themes in the story of The Lord of the Rings. I believe that this is a theme because when they went to the bridge of Kazad Dum, Gandalf had fought the Balrog of Morgoth, a demon of the ancient world. After clashing swords with the Balrog, Gandalf had broken the bridge and made the demon fall. But as Gandalf thought it was over, the demon pulled him with his whip from the ankle. Gandalf had fallen to his “death” and the fellowship had lost hope, but Aragorn, a noble ranger and heir to the throne of Gondor, had not. He led the group and never gave up on the journey. “Come! I will lead you now!’ he called.” (Aragorn 323)
“Never fully trust a friend who you just met,” is another theme in the story. I believe that this is another theme because when they built camp on the top and other side of the waterfall, Boromir and Frodo were missing. Frodo had wondered into the woods above their camp and Boromir had gone collecting wood. Frodo ran into him and Boromir had a “talk” with him. At first, he started talking, then yelling, then screaming. He wanted the Ring but Frodo refused. Boromir then started to chase after him, claiming that the Ring should be his. He grabbed Frodo and tried to grab the Ring, but before he could, Frodo had put on the Ring and vanished then ran away. “It is not yours save by unhappy chance. It might have been mine. It should be mine. Give it to me!” (Boromir 390)
Frodo puts on the Ring to hide from Boromir. Photograph. n.d. lotr.wikia.com. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Frodo_Baggins
POV
In the book, The Lord of the Rings, the point of view is third person limited omniscient. It is third person because the author uses the words, “he” and “she”. It is also limited omniscient because we don’t really know what the characters are thinking. When Boromir, a warrior of Gondor, had come to meet the elves and go on the journey to Mordor with Frodo and the others, we didn’t know why he had joined them. During their way up the Pass of Caradhras, Frodo had lost his balance and fell back. Aragorn caught him and as Frodo searched around his body to see anything had gone missing, the Ring had fallen off. Boromir found the Ring, held it up, and stared at it. Now, we didn’t know what he was thinking right there but we did later on in the book.
Boromir. Photograph. n.d. theargonath.cc. Web. 13 Oct. 2014 <http://www.theargonath.cc/characters/boromir/pictures/bfotrcaradhras.html>