![]() When the fellowship is later formed, the new characters that are chosen to be its members are also supposed to be bound together by friendship to avoid possible betrayal. And as the story evolves, it is again the very same feeling that disallows them to leave him. It is their mutual love that makes them go. Even the subtitle of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring, suggests it.Īt the beginning of the quest, the younger hobbits decide to follow Frodo, not because of any family duty or curiosity and desire for adventures. Not magical devices, nor fantastical creatures, nor the perpetual battle between good and evil, but friendship lies at its core. But when I read The Lord of the Rings, I got a feeling that more than anything else it is a story of friendship. ![]() The novel, with its quantum of characters, generates a complicated web of various relationships – from enmity, through purely political affectionless war alliances, to romantic love. In my opinion, the one which in applicability comes closest to real life is the interpersonal level. And in its analysis it can be approached in as many ways. Tolkien, is a powerful story consisting of multiple layers, so every reader can find in it something to his liking. The Lord of the Rings, the most famous work of J.R.R. ![]() Author’s Note: In the text I use the following abbreviations: ![]()
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