Frodo Baggins’ journey in The Lord of the Rings is undoubtedly heroic. Taking up the mantle to carry the One Ring, the very weapon that could change the tide of war, and ensure its destruction is no small task. However, according to Joseph Cambell, the author who coined the story structure of a hero’s journey, it’s Frodo’s own heroic quest that prevents him from having a typical hero’s journey. The hero’s journey is typically made up of twelve steps broken into three acts. The call to adventure, crossing the threshold and the ordeal are a few steps in a standard hero’s journey. However, the One Ring uproots Frodo’s journey with its very existence.The Ring’s power of temptation, semi-sentience, coupled with its determination to return to Sauron is the wild card. Being able to tempt not only the bearer but also the people around it, the Ring carefully ensures that it gets to where it wants to be. This means driving Frodo down the path that it wants him to go. That path winds up being an unorthodox hero’s journey.Frodo is introduced to the audience in a typical fashion. He is living his peaceful life in the Shire with his uncle Bilbo. With Gandalf realizing that Bilbo is in possession of the Ring and advising him to leave it to Frodo, everything is set for Frodo to begin his journey. Gandalf urging Frodo to take the Ring to Elrond is Frodo’s “call to adventure,” and Frodo’s attempt to give the Ring to Gandalf is his “refusal to the call.” Of course, Gandalf convinces Frodo to go anyway with the reasoning that the Ring would prove too great a temptation for him. Frodo willingly decides to carry the Ring to Rivendell, thus sending him out from the comforts of the Shire into the wide expanse of Middle-earth.RELATED: What Are the Two Towers – And Why It Still Has LOTR Fans Debating?
Frodo Baggins’ journey in The Lord of the Rings is undoubtedly heroic. Taking up the mantle to carry the One Ring, the very weapon that could change the tide of war, and ensure its destruction is no small task. However, according to Joseph Cambell, the author who coined the story structure of a hero’s journey, it’s Frodo’s own heroic quest that prevents him from having a typical hero’s journey. The hero’s journey is typically made up of twelve steps broken into three acts. The call to adventure, crossing the threshold and the ordeal are a few steps in a standard hero’s journey. However, the One Ring uproots Frodo’s journey with its very existence.
The Ring’s power of temptation, semi-sentience, coupled with its determination to return to Sauron is the wild card. Being able to tempt not only the bearer but also the people around it, the Ring carefully ensures that it gets to where it wants to be. This means driving Frodo down the path that it wants him to go. That path winds up being an unorthodox hero’s journey.
Frodo is introduced to the audience in a typical fashion. He is living his peaceful life in the Shire with his uncle Bilbo. With Gandalf realizing that Bilbo is in possession of the Ring and advising him to leave it to Frodo, everything is set for Frodo to begin his journey. Gandalf urging Frodo to take the Ring to Elrond is Frodo’s “call to adventure,” and Frodo’s attempt to give the Ring to Gandalf is his “refusal to the call.” Of course, Gandalf convinces Frodo to go anyway with the reasoning that the Ring would prove too great a temptation for him. Frodo willingly decides to carry the Ring to Rivendell, thus sending him out from the comforts of the Shire into the wide expanse of Middle-earth.
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