Analyzing Characters In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings

One might think it would be hard to analyze characters’ appearance judging only by their descriptions, but not in this case. One of the reasons why The Lord of The Rings trilogy quickly became a bestseller is the beautiful way Tolkien describes not only the environment, places of living, but also the characters. This, and the fact that he puts a big value into details when describing the characters, creates a truly amazing experience for every reader. One of the main races in the trilogy are the Hobbits. From the beginning of the book, we are introduced to their lifestyle, behavior and communal life. Hobbits are divided into smaller clans such as The Harfoots, The Stoors and The Fallohides. In the prologue, Tolkien mentions Hobbits as being close relatives to the race of Men. In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the most important Hobbits are Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck. When describing the clans, Tolkien states that The Harfoots, apart from having much to do with Dwarves in ancient

In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien introduces Gimli to the readers in the first book The Fellowship of the Ring. Gimli is the only representative of the Dwarves race that stands side by side with Elves, Men and Hobbits to achieve their goal and destroy the cursed Ring. Gimli is a mid-sized male Dwarf with blue eyes and very long, auburn hair and beard. He wears heavy armor, helmet and a huge axe. He volunteers to participate in the adventure with other races, even though he is very suspicious about Elves and together with Legolas, who represents Elves in their team, they tease each other. As every member of the fellowship represents their own unique abilities, Gimli is the one whose foolish bravery sometimes exposes his teammates to danger. However, as the team works together, the wisdom of Elves and responsibility of Men put out Gimli’s desire to fight and his lust for