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When Boromir dies trying to save Merry and Pippin, he redeems his betrayal. When Aragorn finally accepts the reforged sword, he accepts his fate. And when Sam Gamgee says, "If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest away from home I’ve ever been," he speaks for every reader who has ever been terrified of the future.

The Fellowship of the Ring is not just a prologue. It is a complete tragedy, a road movie, and a horror story rolled into one. It sets the table for the greatest meal in fantasy history, but it also serves a damn fine appetizer on its own. the lord of the rings the fellowship of ring

Tolkien, a WWI veteran, famously rejected allegory, but the Ring works as a metaphor for PTSD, addiction, or simply the burden of responsibility. Watch Frodo go from a naive, middle-aged bachelor at the 111th birthday to a gaunt, haunted creature by the time he reaches Amon Hen. He doesn't get stronger; he gets wearier. When Boromir dies trying to save Merry and