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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Book Project Quarter 3: Identifying Conflict, Climax, and Resolution. Identifying the Conflict.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Book Project Quarter 3: Identifying Conflict, Climax, and Resolution

  2. Identifying the Conflict • The Two Towers is the second volume out of three of the bigger novel, The Lord of the Rings, which means that the story as a whole may have a conflict, but there is a smaller conflict within The Two Towers. This volume of the book splits into two different story arcs. One has to do with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimlee embarking on a quest to defend a place called Minas Tirth from the evil wizard Saruman, while the other story arc is about Frodo and Samwise being led to Mount Doom by Gollum in order to destroy the One Ring. I would say that the section of the book where Frodo and Sam are attempting to destroy the One Ring is more significant, because it is also the conflict of the entire saga that is The Lord of the Rings. However, the conflict that occurs within Frodo and Sam’s story arc has to do with attempting to redeem Gollum for his lusting affection toward the Ring by leading them to Mount Doom.

  3. Evidence to support my answer for the Conflict • One expert from the text that supports my answer is “’Sméagol promised’, said the first thought. • ‘Yes, yes, my precious’ came the answer, ‘we promised: to save our Precious, not to let him have it-never. But it’s going to Him, yes, nearer every step. What’s the hobbit going to do with it, we wonders, yes, we wonders.’ • ‘I don’t know. I can’t help it. Master’s got it. Sméagol promised to help the master.’ • ‘Yes, yes, to help the master: the master of the Precious. But if we was master, then we could help ourselfs, yes, and still keep promises.’ • ‘But Sméagol said he would be very very good. Nice hobbit! He took cruel rope off of Sméagol's leg. He speaks nicely to me.’” • This is a conflicting conversation between Gollum (Sméagol) and himself where he is wondering if he should continue to keep his promise and lead Frodo to Mount Doom where the Ring can be destroyed, or if he should kill Frodo and take the Ring back to fulfill his lust for it. This is why Frodo is attempting to redeem him and why it is one of the many significant conflicts in the book. Gollum of course is corrupted by the Ring in the end and leads Frodo to the giant spider, Shelob, where he is attacked, one of the parts of his plot to pursue Frodo when he is taken prisoner by a group of orcs so Gollum can finally obtain the One Ring.

  4. Identifying the Climax • Considering that The Two Towers is one volume of the much bigger The Lord of the Rings saga, there is one significant climax that takes place for pretty much all three volumes, but each volume also has somewhat of a smaller climax on their own. The climax of The Two Towers occurs when Gollum leads Frodo and Sam into Shelob’s lair and Shelob stings Frodo, who is then kidnapped by orcs. Gollum then proceeds to pursue Frodo so he can get the One Ring from him. I would consider this the climax because it is the “edge of your seat” moment and it also determines whether or not the conflict will be resolved. I infer that the much more significant climax of The Lord of the Rings will occur in the third and final volume of the saga and will have a confrontation with Gollum attempting to take the One Ring from Frodo.

  5. Identifying the Resolution • As I mentioned before, The Two Towers is only the second of three volumes for the whole story, so this means that the conflict for the whole story has yet to be resolved. However, I mentioned that there was a significant conflict that was specifically made for this volume of The Lord of the Rings, and this conflict had to do with the redemption of Sméagol. This is a conflict that was failed to be resolved because of Gollum’s lust for the One Ring overcoming him, therefore Frodo and Sam were not led to Mount Doom and Gollum was not redeemed for his lust. This also influences me to make another prediction for the third volume of The Lord of the Rings that maybe Frodo will finally destroy the Ring and maybe lead to Gollum being killed for his actions and also having no reason to live, as his reason to live would become destroyed. This is again just a prediction. I also predict a reunion between Frodo, Sam, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimlee, Gandalf, and the other two hobbits that were part of the Fellowship, Merry and Pippin.

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