The Fellowship of the Ring The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is the first book in the fantasy-based trilogy of the Lord of the Rings. The book begins with Bilbo Baggins celebrating his one hundred and eleventh birthday. After his party, he then decides to leave everything behind and join a Fellowship, which has a task of destroying the Ruling Ring, which will give Supreme Power to whoever has possession of …showed first 75 words of 717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 717 total…whether the characters, in general, are good or evil, the thought of having the supreme power makes them greedy. It doesn't matter whether you want the power to do good or bad, the thirst for power always makes you appear evil through the eyes of others. Bibliography Bibliography Levitin, Michael. "J.R.R. Tolkien" Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 12. Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1980. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Fellowship of the Ring. New York: Ballantine Books, 1982.