My Favourite fictional character

My favourite fictional character to date is Frodo Baggins, he is the lead character from the trilogy of the lord of the rings. The name does not appeal to many as a strong and heroic name however this particular character always has the ability to deceive many including himself. I say this because he only stands at around 4 feet, plus not to mention he is skinny, fragile and resembles nothing like your stereotypical fictional superhero such as, Spiderman, Batman or the incredible Superman. ‘He is but a child’ as Aragon one of the fellowship member would put it.

 Additionally, his curly long hair literally reminds me him of someone who came from the seventies show and his face is so innocent and young that you could mistake for a sixteen year old who has not even reached puberty when in fact he was in his thirties when he started his expedition with the fellowship in saying that ironically this is probably why he is my favorite fictional character, who ever said a fictional character had to be well built or muscular to overcome his enemies or face his challenges? This is what makes him different and unique, the fact that he had no superhuman powers to defeat the evil which comes in the form of a ring

Anybody who has ever watched the lord of the rings trilogy or read the book will remember the part where Frodo and the fellowship were fighting for their lives in the dwarf cave against goblins and was later stabbed like an animal with a sphere by a beast of a creature whose name slips my mind, he was skewered and everybody thought this was the end of the journey but to everyone’s surprise he lived and I remember Gimli who is a dwarf warrior saying ‘there is more to you that meets the eye young hobbit’ and how true he was. Throughout his journey in completing his mission we see and feel Frodo go through so many challenges and obstacles as if he was a real life character, for example his conflict with his best friend Sam or his struggles in trying to resist the temptations of wearing the ring which reflects integrity and his true strength character. Everyone could not resist the whispers and temptation of the ring but his managed to.

Ultimately, In the midst of his adventure we see a character that is calm and composed with the situations he is faced with, someone who appreciates and loves his friends and is not easily corrupted, influenced and seduced. Tolkien in many ways successfully develops a character who seems real which the audience can aspire and look up to be but will find difficult to imitate.