Fellowship of the ring
...tray but a little and it will fail… yet hope remains.” Her voice is clear and musical and the power of her glance “none could endure.” She represents the idea of perfection and Tolkien pays particular attention to every inch of her beauty to make it as believable as can be. Even though this magnificent dream-like beauty truly does not exist, as a reader, the imagery is strikingly clear and easily imagined. Not only is Lady Galadriel captivating to the characters, “Lady Galadriel is above all the jewels that lie beneath the earth,” she is equally captivating as the angel of the novel. Tolkien also uses creative language to describe the character known as “Strider” to the hobbits, but most commonly, “Aragorn.” Primarily, he is described through his ‘shaggy head of dark hair flecked with grey.’ He is given a unique personality through his ‘wry smile’ as Frodo catches the energy under Aragorn’s ‘keen grey eyes.’ At the beginning Aragorn is described as a lone ‘ranger’ from the north dressed in tough clothes of browns and blacks that are long and scruffy looking. He is much taller than the hobbits as described through his body built and strength. This imagery is used to soon contrast the way the hobbits will see ‘Aragorn’ later into the novel. The traveller effect wears off and his king-like qualities shine through as Sam describes, “Aragorn seemed to carry a different quality; One with a true and honourable nobility.” Aragorn’s character shows the reader that appearance is deceptive, because the Hobbits themselves were primarily non-trusting towards “Strider,” but as bits and pieces of his character were revealed his personality proved to be one of an amazing man; The future king of Gondor. Aragorn’s “calm,” natural, leader-like quality is easily felt through Tolkien’s portrayal of his physical and personal features. The rough look of Aragorn is necessary to show why the Hobbits are initially cautious towards him. It also shows that some things are not quite what they seem, which is an important idea for the novel as a whole. Hobbits, on the other hand, are little folk who are clearly described as being “small” with a height variable from two to four feet. They reach about waist length of a frown human and are inclined to be fat, but are also known to be precise in the movements. For example, Tolkien uses this quality to allow Frodo to escape many dangers. Tolkien gives them the ability to avoid dangers, because of their silent steps. By not wearing shoes, hobbits have tough leathery soles with thick curling hair, commonly brown. From head to toe Tolkien uses his language to describe Hobbi...