Disappearance In J. R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings

While inside The Lord of the Rings, time marches inexorably. The days from Bilbo’s birthday on 22 September to the farewell at Rivendell on 25 December rush past. The days Frodo spends in the Dead Marshes and within the gates of Mordor drag, the time is supposed to be going on yet it feels like we are stuck. The fairy-story, as Tolkien sees it, is a world outside of time: yet an awareness of time pervades The Lord of the Rings and its appendices. Instead, Tolkien uses this device as a setting for the hero’s disappearance, for the year prepares the reader for Frodo’s departure. Following the practice of Shakespeare, Tolkien establishes the restoration of order before his hero sails to the West. The reader knows that all will be well in the Shire

For Frodo, the mythical Middle Earth must be visited, he should face all kinds of consequences to make his position in the high end world even after being of such a short height. Being small makes other underestimate him while he goes on destroying every evil. His quest begins with Sam, Merry and Pippin (all hobbits). With the departure of Frodo and his companions, we travel along with Frodo and feel the pain that he might be feeling of leaving what one always thought was his own. A place where one thought he belonged, with no guarantee of returning back. His journey is not only literal but also spiritual, where one discovers other cultures and the myths associated with it. With the help of this journey, Frodo comes to know about the forces that rule this world, the evilness of the goblins, the greatness of Gandalf and the goodness of Aragon, Gimli, Legolas

After all without the mention of the journey, one would never have been able to enter the world of fantasy and got to know about the existence of so many other beings in this world created by Tolkien. Action and adventure predominate in The Lord of the Rings. Over there the land and sea journeys, barrow descent, storms, raids, escapes on horseback, mountain climbing, caving, fire, battles, wars, suicide, and attacks by monsters are numerous. Tolkien took great pains to establish and maintain a pretence of history because he believed that history was one key element in the kettle of the story. The saga writers, whose works he loved and admired, had succeeded in teaching lessons about courage and courtesy through a pretence at history. His imitation of this technique obviously worked because his works have captured more imaginations and techniques about fantastic world than those of other fantasy writers. He shows how in the age of no modern technology like that of cars and planes there was only two ways to travel i.e. either by foot or on a horse. Tolkien makes much of Bilbo and Frodo’s descent from the unconventional but extraordinary Tooks. Unlike respectable hobbits, the uncle and nephew have adventurous moods. His heroes are also tested. Bilbo faces trolls, goblins, spiders, and Smaug in his book