The Simbolism of Temptation

           Power can corrupt or create which is the role that it plays in The

Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. The ring is the epitome of power

and is the heart of this novel. Many creatures are faced with the temptation

of the ring in which most fail to deny. An evil lord created the rings in which

one is made to control the rest. When the ring was taken from him the

power was then floating among the world waiting to corrupt another should

and test all of the limits of ones character.

          Frodo is a main character in the novel and is one of many few who

deny the temptation of all of the rings powers. It has the ability to make one

invisible, extend the time of life, and if evil or darkness exists in the one who

wears it, it is magnified and eventually consumes that person. The greed is

so bold that it is almost impossible to resist. The one who controls the ring

well essentially control most of everything if the ring does not destroy them

first. The ring symbolizes the temptation and choices that one is faced in life.

It also reveals all the creatures true characteristics.

           Smeagol is one who took to the temptation of the ring and killed is

friend Deagol for it. The ring essentially took over his life and turned him into

a hunch back repulsive creature who was once a hobbit. When he loses the

ring he is still extremely greedy and will do any thing to get it back. Others

like Frodo and Gandolf refused the greed and temptation of the ring and

wanted what was best for the kingdom and for it to be relieved from evil. All

the ring was known for doing was causing corruption to ones soul and pain

           The ring represents more than just power but the temptation of

power. Those who denied its temptation are forever respected and will be

known as the heroes because they turned away from the evils for the better

of the kingdom. There are two sides to power that is usually balanced

however the ring only has one intention which is to control and to condemn. It

is the deniability of evil that turns into a greater power than one knows. The

relms went into balance when the rings were taken care of and those who

could not handle the temptation did not survive however the ones who did

will forever be remembered.