During this class, we have mentioned that the book can be applied to real life. My school year this year is similar to Frodo’s journey throughout the book. Frodo’s journey is obviously more taxing physically and emotionally than mine, but there are similarities.
This is my second year at UMD, and it is and will continue to be my most difficult year. The lowest amount of credits I will have this year is 17, with a maximum of 19 over the last few weeks. I am also working two jobs this semester, so clearly I have a lot of hard work to do most of the time. Frodo, on the other hand, had to travel over 1,000 km to destroy a Ring that became increasingly heavier. He had to walk the entire way there, and he ran out of food on several occasions. The whole experience leaves him exhausted and scarred. Frodo cannot resume a normal life after such a journey, and that is why he takes to the ships with Gandalf.
The taking to the ships is a happy ending because Frodo, Gandalf and Bilbo pass into the afterlife without actually dying. They go to Valinor, the Undying Lands, to life forever with the elves. Although I won’t die or go into the afterlife, I will go to my home in the Twin Cities to be with my family for the summer, and after an exhausting school year I will be able to rest and be with the people I love again. That sounds like a very happy ending to me.
The Lord of the Rings can be applied to my life. Frodo’s journey is similar to my second year of college at UMD, in that it is difficult, but I have a happy ending to look forward to.
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