The Hobbit Persuasive Essay

Heroes, are illustrated as out of the world beings, who possess magical powers, an immense amount of courage and never ending strength. In the movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, we see an ordinary person, well really he 's a hobbit, turn into a hero. Frodo Baggins, was a typical hobbit, who lived a very quiet, repetitive yet, fulfilling life, when a dangerous and evil ring fell into his possession. Anyone who held the ring in their hands, immediately had their minds flooded with poisonous thoughts and filled with a voice speaking to them. Frodo, with the help of a few companions, embarked on a quest to take the ring to Mount Doom. When he saw how the ring affected his friends, he made a very difficult decision, he proceeded his quest alone to the land of Mordor, although one of his

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles" (Christopher Reeve). There is a hero in all of us and the greatest gift a person can give to themselves is to unleash their inner hero. Although I am young, and continue to go through obstacle after obstacle, I still find myself a hero. I have overcome the fear of cancer consuming my father, a heart attack almost taking my grandfather away, the death of my aunt and a cancer scare with my mom. I work full time and still find a way to go to school, although there are many things trying to sway me off my path. I was not always the perfect student and procrastinated as much as possible, but I have found it in me to pull myself together and change my ways. Using Frodo as a hero in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was the best choice because it allowed the viewers to see that no matter your size, shape or personality, you too can be a hero and save the day. Everyone needs saving and regrettably mythical beings do not exist in our world, having humans act as heroes is the greatest gift anyone