Overall+Use+of+Power

﻿Overall Use of Power ﻿-There are many use s of power in this book. Most of them are used for good, but some are used for destruction. Both of the weilder and the people and land around them. One of the most prevalent uses of power in this book is the ring. For the most part Bilbo uses the ring for good, but there have been times when he uses it selfishly or for personal gain. He has used it to rescue his friends countless times and his friends respect him more because of it. He has also been somewhat irresponsible and has used the ring to gain himself a reputation. -There are also bad uses of power. For instance, the Goblin King uses his power to control, destroy, and desolate. He orders his Goblin minions to capture the Dwarves and the Hobbit. They acomplish this through the use of their hidden door. They have some magic, but their power mainly comes from fear and intimidation. -Another use of power that is mentioned scarcely throughout the book is the Necromancer. All that we know of him is that he is a powerful wizard who lives in Mirkwood. Gandalf says that they drove him out of the Forest after the wizards had their council. -The Wargs also use their power for evil. Like the Goblins they get their power from brute strength, fear, and intimitadion. All the local farmers fear them and the Goblins because they sometimes band together and raid their towns and villages. -The last bad use of power that I can think of is Gollum. He doesn't have that much power on his own. All of his power came from the ring and the ability it gave him. After he lost the ring all the power he had was his reputation. His reputation scared away most of the Goblins because in the past many of their commrads had been eaten by some invisible creature. Now, since he isn't invisible any more, the Goblins will most likely venture closer and closer to his liar. -There are also many good uses of power. One good use of power is how Beorn uses his power. He uses his power to help the hobbits and also to kill Goblins who try to hurt people. He also fights in the battle of the Five Armies at the end and helps defeat the Goblins and the Wargs. -Gandalf also uses his power for good and he helps the Dwarves and Bilbo along their way. He uses his power to scare away the Goblins and he also uses his power to fight the Wargs and Goblins when they are trapped in the tree. We also know that he uses his power to fight the Necromancer with the other wizards. -The people of Lake Town also use their power for good and they help the Dwarves and the Hobbits even though they just want to get rid of them.