The Lord of the Rings books were once the most popular books for men.They are about a hobbit, Frodo, who must take the one ring, an evil power made to rule others, to a volcano to destroy the ring. J.R.R Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring bored me with its dry writing.
One theme of the book is how power corrupts. The book shows that power or the chance of it can turn even good people into evil people that are obsessed with power. First, Isildur had a chance to destroy the ring, but he wanted the power the ring had so he took the ring for himself. Then, Smeagol killed his friend because he wanted the power of the ring for himself. Last, Boromir attempted to take the ring from Frodo because he wanted the power that the ring had.
This book connects with the real world in multiple ways. One way is the theme of the book, power corrupts, holds true to the real world. Any one of a number of corrupt politicians is a good example of this. The Lord of the Rings books also show the decline of power that is inevitable for every nation. The Elves decline in power and must leave Middle-Earth. In the real world, the Roman empire was once a powerful nation, but it declined and ceased to exist.
The setting of the book is in an imaginary place called "Middle-Earth." There is an evil power that is building up there and the previously peaceful governments will soon be thrown into a war with Sauron. One way this affects the conflict of the novel is that people are no longer as trusting with strangers as they were before. This makes it difficult for Frodo to get help from strangers when he is in need of assistance. A second way this affects the conflict is that the wilderness is always dangerous. The Enemy has his servants running around all over Middle-Earth. A third way this affects the conflict is the challenges that the characters face from the weather and environment often dictate their route through Middle-Earth.
Despite its dry writing, I would recommend this book to be read.
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