1. FRODO’S HERO’S JOURNEY

2. I. DEPARTURE
The Call to Adventure: Receiving the Ring; Gandalf telling him the Ring must leave the Shire
Refusal of the Call: Frodo tries to give the Ring to Gandalf
Supernatural Aid: Gandalf is taken by Saruman, so Frodo does not receive this.
Crossing the First Threshold: Leaving the Shire
The Belly of the Whale: Frodo gets stabbed at Weathertop by the lord of the Nazgul; Aragorn saves him

3. II. OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
The Magic Flight: the Eagles
The Meeting with the Goddess: meeting Galadriel in Lothlorien

4. THE ROAD OF TRIALS
Trying—and failing---to go over the mountain pass of Caradhras
Facing the Mines of Moria
The cave troll
Losing Gandalf
Seeing the future in Galadriel’s mirror/Accepting the burden of the Ring
Escaping Boromir
Leaving the Fellowship
Getting lost/Trying to find the way to the Black Gate
Smeagol’s attack

5. THE ROAD OF TRIALS (continued…)
Passing through the Dead Marshes
Dealing with Faramir
The Stairs and Pass of Cirith Ungol
Fighting/fleeing Shelob
Being taken captive by orcs and brought to the tower
Marching with orcs
Carrying the Ring closer to Mount Doom as it gets heavier to bear
Fighting Gollum and making it to the ledge of Mount Doom

6. TEMPTATION AWAY FROM THE TRUE PATH:
“The Ring is mine.”
THE ABYSS:
Throwing the Ring into the pit of fire.
REFUSAL OF THE RETURN:
“I’m glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee…here, at the end of all things.”
RESCUE FROM WITHOUT:
Gandalf with the Eagles

7. III. THE RETURN CROSSING THE RETURN THRESHOLD: Waking up in Gondor
APOTHEOSIS:
Leaving with the elves for the Gray Havens?
THE ULTIMATE BOON:
Peace for a time; the Shire is saved