Power! Power, defined as the ability to control or influence multiple people. In The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R Tolkien, Frodo, the main character in the book, and the Fellowship are forced together in a need to protect the Ring of Power so that they can, ironically, destroy the very thing they are protecting. J.R.R. Tolkien suggests, through his creation of Middle Earth, that power is not all good. These unfortunate people of Middle Earth are encouraged to fight the evil Orcs on their way to the home of the Orcs, Mordor. This is showing that the power of the Ring causes big changes in everybody. The power of the Ring has a very strong pull to take it, forces its user to protect it, and it changes priorities and relationships of those who are in control of the Ring.
Boromir is the son of Denethor II, the last king in the Steward of Gondor. When Boromir from Gondor, which is a region across from Mordor, attacks Frodo, Frodo realizes that the people he trusts the most are starting to give in to the power of the ring. “The Ring would give me power of Command”(448) Boromir explains. Unknowingly, Boromir tells Frodo that if given a chance, he would destroy a large portion of Middle Earth forever. “It is mad not to use it, to use the power of…
“Still Gandalf could be seen, glimmering in the gloom; he seemed small” (371). This demonstrates that no matter how great the price, Gandalf is going to stand to protect the Ring. He is subconsciously protecting the Ring and the Fellowship. Power is not evil nor is it pure, it is what people choose to do with that power. Gandalf stands there awaiting the approaching Balrog, which the dwarfs released on accident many years before, he makes the decision to use his power for the greater good. Gandalf then further explains to the rest of the Fellowship that they need to get rid of the Ring as soon as possible because more great people will…