The Two Towers Summary
J. R. R. Tolkien

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The Two Towers Summary

“The Two Towers” by J.R.R. Tolkien is the second novel in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The story is set in Middle-earth and tells the story of hobbits, elves, and men. It tells the story of Frodo Baggins, a hobbit, who possesses the One Ring that was lost to the Dark Lord Sauron hundreds of years ago. Frodo must find his way to Mordor to destroy it. The...

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J. R. R. Tolkien Biographies (6)

J. R. R. Tolkien

5,120 words, approx. 18 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) gained a reputation during the 1960s and 1970s as a cult figure among youths disillusioned with war and the technological age; his continuing popularity evidences his abil... Read more

J. R. R. Tolkien

5,308 words, approx. 18 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien was best known to most readers as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. These books are regarded, stated Augustus M. Kolich in the Dictionary of Literary Biography, as "... Read more

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Biography EssayThe driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's literary life was to make his "fairystories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

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The driving passion of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 's literary life was to make his "fairy-stories" so complete in description and detail, so varied in character and action, so expansive in philosophy ... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

9,840 words, approx. 33 pages

J. R. R. Tolkien's most familiar creation, the hobbits of Middle-earth, belonged only to his private world until September 1937. Before then they were known only to his children, his great friend C. S... Read more

J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) Tolkien

6,296 words, approx. 21 pages

The place in fantasy literature earned by J. R. R. Tolkien is indisputable. Tolkien is directly responsible for the rising popularity of fantasy literature in the late twentieth century. While authors... Read more

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Critical Essay by Maurice Richardson

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The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

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    The Company that planned to take the Ring of Power to the land of Mordor has broken apart.  Their mission was to destroy the Ring to prevent it from being used by the evil lord... Read more

The Two Towers

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There are several main characters in The Two Towers. There is Frodo Baggins, who is the main character. Frodo is a hobbit, which is a creature that resembles a man, but is a little more than half th... Read more

The Lord of the Rings : the Two Towers

950 words, approx. 4 pages

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien is the second book of an exciting and suspenseful trilogy about the greatest adventure ever to occur on Middle Earth. This dangerous quest all began when Frodo Baggin... Read more

Use of Symbolism in "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"

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William Shakespeare, thought of to be the most genius writer of all time, created a story where soldiers, dressed as trees, would come down a hill and attack a castle. Who knew that years later, 1954 ... Read more

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The Two Towers

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The Two Towers Book Notes is a free study guide on The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   C... Read more

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