Fellowship+of+Ring


 * Discussion Time:**
 * Friday****, January 20,** **11:10-12:40 (4B)**

Nick Ronan Ethan Cyr Izik Dery Connor Fallon Graeme Gengras Hannah Moffatt Carole Fallon Jim Fallon
 * Group Members:**

**Outside Resources: **
 * Map of Middle Earth: [|__http://blog.lefigaro.fr/hightech/assets_c/2011/06/middle-earth-map-33096.html__] **

Pre-Agenda Work
 * Characters - List at least 3 significant details for each character.
 * Frodo- Ring-bearer, hobbit, determined
 * Sam- Hobbit, loyal, brave
 * Merry- Hobbit, young, eager
 * Pippin- Hobbit, young, a little foolish
 * Gandalf- Wizard, Wise, “mover and shaker”
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aragorn- Heir of Isildur, pure of heart, ranger, Dúnedain
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Boromir- Man of Gondor, desires power, proud
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Legolas- Elf prince, from Mirkwood, develops close friendship with Gimli
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gimli- Dwarf, battle-eager, develops close friendship with Legolas
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sauron- Evil, Dark Lord of Mordor, desires recapture of the ring


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Setting(s) - This story takes place in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Describe details including time and place, economic, cultural, geographic, seasonal elements. What are all of the details of the backdrop against which the novel is set that help to create its tone and ideas? **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Fellowship of the Ring takes place in the land of Middle Earth, at the end of the Third Age. Economic details don’t play much of a role in the story, though culture plays a huge part. Hobbits don’t normally leave the Shire, let alone go on epic quests to destroy dark lords. Geographically, the story is always changing. In the beginning, the hobbits are traveling on roads, through the woods of the Shire, working their way into more difficult terrain as they approach Rivendell. After they leave Rivendell, they have to attempt to cross the great mountain of Caradhras, but end up passing through the Mines of Moria. They then travel through the woodland realm of Lorien, and then on to the Great River Anduin. The quest begins during the fall season, and the Fellowship reaches Lorien as Winter is beginning. A major factor in the tone of the book is the fact that these nine characters are constantly beset by dangers, and that if they fail in their quest, Sauron will cover the world in darkness. **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Gandalf falls in Moria: Aside from Frodo, the ringbearer, Gandalf is quite possibly the most important member of the quest up to this point. Up until then, he had been the leader of the fellowship. After he falls in Khazad-Dum, Aragorn is forced to lead the company from Moria to Lorien, and after the decision is put mainly upon him to decide the fate of the fellowship and who will go to Mordor and if any should go to Minas Tirith with Boromir. The confusion of this decision is what causes the fellowship to split; leaving Frodo and Sam to go to Mordor alone.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Important plot events - Choose at least 3 significant plot elements and explain their importance. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Bilbo’s Party: When Bilbo throws his “long expected party” for his and Frodo’s joint birthday, Frodo’s world changes forever. Bilbo puts on the Ring at the end of his speech, and then leaves to stay at Rivendell. This means that Frodo is left the One Ring. Also, Bilbo’s behaviour when leaving the Ring leads Gandalf to suspect that Bilbo’s magic ring is more powerful than he previously suspected. Though the quest doesn’t begin until several years later, Bilbo’s party can be considered the event that sparked the quest. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Council of Elrond: The Council of Elrond, the meeting at which it was decided the Ring should be destroyed, is a pivotal moment in the Fellowship of the Ring. At this council, the reader learns much of the Ring’s history, and the fellowship is assembled. At this meeting, we learn much about the character of the people going on the quest, and the stage is set for the remainder of the book. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conflicts - In this story the conflict is man vs. creature. In the Fellowship of the Ring there are many battles between the towns and cities and the evil forces of Mordor. Sauron is the evil king of Mordor who has made a army of Orcs to rid the Earth of all humans. The main conflict is between Frodo vs. the ring in how the ring wants to go back to its rightful owner Sauron. If he gets the ring the world will come to an end.


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Narration (point of view) - In the fellowship of the ring Frodo Baggins (main character) is the one who is narrating in the story. He does it his whole journey to Mordor.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">*Are you sure? I thought it was 3rd person narration... I think we should discuss that during our group discussion.*
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Qualities of the journey -

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In the Fellowship of the ring not only did Frodo have a long journey that took a physical tole on him, but a mental tole. The ring has powers to make you do crazy things that many are not able to stop it. He has to learn to control his urge to wear the ring, and have it get found.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">J.R.R. Tolkien Narrates the story in 3rd person. Through this, he is able to show the views of each character more understandably. Although most of the book is told through Frodo’s point of view, you are still able to understand how each character is feeling and what they are thinking but not personally from them.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Narration- **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Discussion Questions__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Explain Tolkien’s use of songs and poems throughout the book. How does he use these to enhance the depth of the novel? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the theme of the this story? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Do you like how Tolkien talks a lot about the different races in depth? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How did you feel about Gandalf’s “death”? Was his death for the better? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What was the tone in the part of the book when there in the Prancing Pony