The Return of the King Essays

English 12 22 february 2023 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the final book of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy. The book has many different lenses throught but the one lens that sticks out the most id the feminist lens. This paper will analyze the book using feminist lenses and its portrayal of gender roles, female representation, and the relationship between power and gender. The portrayal of gender roles in The Return of the King is complex. The book is set in a world where men dominate

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. For the smallest of dreams can be your biggest accomplishments. In the book, The Return of the King, Frodo and Sam run into much trouble traveling across Mordor. Their mission is to get to Mount Doom so they can destroy the ring of power. Frodo was captured leaving Sam to climb a tower filled with dead Orcs in order to get back together with Frodo. A Black Rider flies past them and almost spotted them. A general mistakes them

A long time ago in a kingdom in the French countryside there lived a king and his wife. The king’s name was Louis and he was said to be very (1) laconic when giving speeches. He was also reported to be very (2) enigmatic around guests at the palace. He also had a very (3) pretentious attitude which many people hated. He loved ruling France. He also used his (4) adept woodworking skills to make beautiful furniture for his friends.Day to day, he told his wife that he was “married” to France not her

The Hobbit and Joseph Campbells’ Theory The Hobbit By J.R.R Tolkien has a distinctive hero who is the initially cowardly, but unexpectedly heroic, Bilbo Baggins. This story follows an unique writing structure, which makes it a monomythical story, a writing technique, used in the majority of adventure novels, depicted by Joseph Campbell in his novel, “The Hero With a Thousand Faces’’. This idea will be further expanded on later. The story successfully follows the monomythical

5. Give an example of the Sacrament, Anointing of the Sick. When Aragorn fell off of the cliff and the elf woman had something that cured him and gave him fortitude to get back up. 6. Does Legolas portray a priest, prophet or king? Legolas portrays a king because that’s who some people look up to and he is always watching over and helping/protect others. 7. Name a character who represents a Confirmation Sponsor and Prophet. Explain. I think that Gandalf represents a Confirmation Sponsor

Character lore/history: In the early Years of the Sun Finrod and Galadriel came to Doriath as guests of Elu Thingol, the King of Doriath. There Celeborn and Galadriel met, fell in love and were wedded. Galadriel remained in Doriath with Celeborn after Finrod went to the Caverns of Narog to establish the stronghold of Nargothrond. For the rest of the First Age Celeborn and Galadriel are not mentioned to have played any significant role in the general course of events of the Age, while their relatives

amongst the plethora of stories from this genre, a common denominator exists within every character that an author portrays as a hero. J.R.R. Tolkien uses multiple characters that show similar unique traits through their actions in his novel The Return of the King to define what it means to be a hero. Tolkien portrays both Frodo and Sam as heroes because of their determination, sacrifice, and perseverance. Frodo shows determination by continuing on his quest while also knowing

Trial And Error By: Mitchell and Bailey In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by: Peter Jackson, there are many different archetypes. Archetypes, statements and patterns of behaviour, are seen around almost every corner of the film. In the film, there are two archetypes that stand out more obviously than others. The first, Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity. While Frodo leads the way to Mordor to destroy the ring he makes several poor choices. The choices that are needed to be made

This essay will critically examine on how the female figure is represented throughout a very “selective” media outlet (the film industry), and how society is depicted in the film medium. The chosen media text for analysis is The Hunger Games, a theatrical adaptation of the novel written by Suzanne Collins and directed by Gary Ross. The film is centred on Katniss Everdeen - a teenage girl who volunteers on behalf of her sister, to fight in the annual Hunger Games- and the male District 12 tribute

The characters in the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451 rely heavily on technology to provide entertainment, transportation, and social interactions. Guy Montag, a firefighter who burns books and houses in the novel, usually complies to what society considers normal. His everyday routine shows how immersed he is in the technology around him. The descriptions of the air-propelled trains, an entire room where the walls are made of television screens, and inescapable advertisements are very prominent

The Lion King is an illustrious 1994 Disney movie. The movie begins with the celebration of Simba’s birth. Simba is the son of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi. Scar, Simba’s evil and jealous uncle, kills Mufasa by letting Mufasa fall off of a cliff during a stampede. Simba runs away, thinking it was his fault for his father’s death. Many years later, as an adult, Simba returns home and fights Scar for the throne. After the long and intense battle, Scar dies by falling off of a cliff and being eaten

during the journey. Disney’s The Lion King begins with the birth of a lion cub named Simba. After a tragic accident, which kills his father, Mufasa, Simba is forced to run away from his home and his uncle, Scar, takes over Pride Rock. On his journey, Simba meets a meerkat and a warthog, Timon and Pumbaa. He begins to enjoy his new life, until his old friend, Nala, returns to convince Simba to return home. Simba faces Scar and takes back his throne as the king of Pride Rock. Simba’s heroes journey

order for the feudal system to work. Kings and Queens were expected to keep order and give protection to their vassals (Alavosus). Without strong leadership provided to all levels, feudalism couldn’t continue. The people needed an overarching ruler to follow, and the monarch had to fit that role. The king or queen also had to be able to provide safety to those below them. The king gave grants to land to nobility (King and Epperly 26). More specifically, the king would allow members of nobility-the

ONCE UPON A TIME, King William, ruled the Kingdom of Burgundy. He wants to become the most powerful leader in the world. Nearby, the Kingdom of Norcross is ruled by Noah and his wife. They have twelve years old twins named Jacob and Amalie. King William expells Noah; he loses everything and their mother becomes ill and dies. Noah moves to a small cottage in the forest with the twins. Amalie mends socks; and Jacob makes brooms for Noah to sell in the village. Noah makes a little money for food and

A King/Monarch was on top of the feudal society and was in control of his entire kingdom. The thing the king wanted the most was sustaining his power. In order to do this he would need to sacrifice a portion of his land to his vassals. Kings and nobles were fighting for control of Europe's rich farming land at the time (Cels, Marc 4). A king would divide his land among his vassals. Then they would divide their land until every vassals had at least a peasant village with 100 acres of land. These lands

being a hero. This means that everyone must overcome some form of struggle (mental or physical) in order to become a hero, like Bilbo Baggins or King Arthur. The journeys of this hobbit and orphan are primarily external which caused them to have many similarities and differences in their tests, allies, and enemies; their supreme ordeals; and their returns and reputations. The many difficult tests that heroes face are what shape them; their allies being the ones who help them with their challenges;

(MCD) and Burger King (BKW), I will be explaining the financial statements from both of the industry. Each of the industry, I’ll be analyzing and computing the profitability and risks of both of the firms. With my financial research, I will evaluate the financial statements of the two firms’ by the financial ratios: currents and past performances to evaluate with a comprehensive analysis. McDonald (MCD) annual report ended on fourth quarter of December 31,2014. Whereas, Burger King (BKW) is fiscal

cause the goddess were the ones who decided who would be the king of Rome. Trial quest, because it is a part were Romulus wins the place of king, so this is a transformation and a winning in this story. Death, because when the strife finished, is because Remus was killed, so there is a death in the story. Test, allies, and enemies was a part in the story which was when there were two groups that supported Romulus or Remus for being king, so both of them were an alliance of its group, and an enemy

they belonged to the community. Donut King located on Grant and Stone in a local shopping plaza near a low class to middle class neighborhood has been serving customers for over 7 years. They have been providing locals and new customers with a place to meet up with friends and enjoy a nice conversation. The designers of Donut King know their consumers wants affordable local homemade donuts within a friendly neighborhood location, so they designed Donut King with the intention of making customers

Character Descriptions Odysseus– The main character in the Odyssey. He is the King of Ithaca, the husband of Queen Penelope, father of Prince Telemachus, and son of Laertes. He is a cunning war hero that has been trying to return home for 20 years. Poseidon delays his journey home every chance he can and Athena tries to help Odysseus return. Penelope– Wife of Odysseus and mother of Prince Telemachus. She remains faithful to her husband after his 20 years of absence. Penelope cleverly tricks her