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I relate to a character of "the Fellowship of the Ring" and that character is Frodo. Frodo faces a mighty task and responsibility of getting rid of the One Ring of Power. Frodo is given this gruelling assignment by Gandalf because he knows Frodo has the necessary traits for completing the job. Frodo thinks he can't do it and will fail. I can relate to Frodo because if I am tasked with a hard job I share the same feelings and response as him. Those feelings don't keep me from doing that job however. Frodo is the same way because despite his negative attitude, he takes the job anyway. Frodo's attitude changes though whenever he sees a sign of hope just like me. If I am close to completing a difficult job, I feel accomplishment and relieved.
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The book "The Fellowship of the Ring" can be related to a variety of books such as "The Hobbit" and its sequels with an exception one book in particular. That book would be "The Last Enchantment" by Mary Stewart. "The Last Enchantment" is about a mythical place involving magic and wizardry much like "The Fellowship of the Ring". The mythical world in LOTR is known as Middle Earth, while in "The Last Enchantment" the mythical land is Camelot. King Arthur of Camelot is much like Aragorn, king of Gondor. Both men possess renown battlefield skill and rule over a kingdom. Gandalf the grey can be related to Merlin because both harness magical ability and are wizards. Based off similar character traits and story element, these two books are similar.
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This book is constantly back and forth, good against evil, much like the real world. The fellowship is good and Saruon and Sarumon are evil like the military could be considered good and terrorism bad. Your opinion of good and bad is of course based on perspective but even still this book goes back and forth sometimes good will prevail yet other times evil. For instance, in Moria the Fellowship escaped the seemingly endless hordes of orcs and goblins, but they hadn't evaded all danger yet. Gandalf protected the fellowship from the Balrog and when it appeared good had prevailed, Gandalf was taken away from the falling Balrog. In real life A child may stand up to bullying and protect another kid, but then the bully may pick on them as well. For another example, look at the situation at Weathertop. Some of the Black Riders surprise attack the hobbits, and Frodo is stabbed. When all hope seems lost for the almost defenceless hobbits, Aragorn steps in to save them and scare off the wraiths. Overall, like in the Fellowship of the Ring, the real world is a battle between good and evil.