1. The Fellowship of the Ring Written By: J.R.R. Tolkien

2. A Summary of the Plot An ancient Ring was lost but was found. In a twist of fate, It had fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Frodo Baggins. Gandalf the Gray found out that it was indeed the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron and Frodo was sent off to destroy the Ring.

3. Plot Continued Frodo leaves the Shire but he is accompanied by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Frodo and his friends must battle through snow, darkness, rivers, forests and millions of orcs. This is the beginning of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

4. The Conflict and the Resolution Conflict: Frodo must battle through orcs and resist the power of the One Ring long enough to destroy it in Mt. Doom. Resolution: The Fellowship of the Ring is part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and therefore the resolution is stated in the last book.

5. The Characters Characters: Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, Boromir, Samwise, and Gandalf.

6. The Setting The setting takes place in Middle--Earth. Some of more important settings include… The Shire Weathertop And Rivendell

7. The Theme Friends can help through very difficult times and when they aren’t there you are always on their mind. Trust your friends, they can often help, even save your life.

8. The Devices Used Tolkien used flashback the most in this novel to retell the forging of the Rings of Power.

9. Genre This book would most likely be fantasy.

10. Background Info. About the Author. Tolkien was born on 1896 in Bloemfontein South Africa. He was a major scholar of the English language, specializing in old and middle English. He wrote a number of stories including most famously The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

11. Info. Continued In the 1960s he was taken up by members of the nascent “counter—culture” mostly because of his concern with environmental issues. He died on1973 and was buried with his wife Edith.

12. Opinion This book is one of my top favorite books because It held my attention all the way through the book. I also thought that the way the book was written and how the plot was put together made it a fantastic book to read.