In the Hobbit Authentic Life and Mechanical Life can be seen in the Hobbits and the Black Riders.

The reason being because the hobbits are such an authentic and valuable life source; because they seem to be extremely noble and happy in their everyday lives. The Black riders on the other hand are apart of the mechanical society because throughout their search for Frodo and "the one ring to rule them all, the one ring to find them, the one ring to bring them all, and in darkness bind them," (Inscription written on the ring pg.75), they (black riders) always failed in catching what they were after which was Frodo and the ring. The journey of the black riders made them careless and thoughtless towards what they wanted the most.

Authentic life is shown in the hobbits through their nobility and the everyday lives that they live, for instance in Bag End everyone knows everyone because it's such a little town that is quiet and fears the outside world because they don't want any danger to come their way like the Black Riders. The hobbit heroes such as Frodo and Bilbo baggins can be described as the "there and back agains," (Prologue pg.19). Although

The black riders can be described as being the mechanical life because they aren't as noble as the hobbits, they don't have the strength and will of Tom Bombadil, or the rareness of the elves and dwarves. Hobbits feared the black riders because they were the threat, they had no feelings, and they couldn't care less about what others thought about them. The reason for the black riders not caring is because they would just invite themselves anywhere and threaten those who did not tell them or give them information on frodo's where about. Many mistakes had been made by the black riders, such as every time that they had the opportunity to kill frodo and his gang they would fail too, there were other times when they (Black Riders) got so close to catching frodo something would happen they wouldn't trust their instincts it was like they knew but they didn't want to find out, and then there was the time when frodo put on the ring and could be seen by the black riders for the first time but still nothing happened. Their (black riders) failures make them seem mechanical and lifeless, but eventually the black riders were easily conquered in the end. Although the black riders failed they were mysterious characters and that was their "secret" that was held from others.

Frodo nor Bilbo can be described as the perfect hobbit's one has already conquered his journey while the other has just begun a long perilous journey that is full of adventure. Since bilbo baggins has already completed his adventure and passed down the ring, he had completed his adventure although it was hard for him to give up his chancy life he did, and left it to frodo. Frodo's authencity of intentions was to give up the ring so that it wouldn't fall in the hands of the wrong person became doubtful, be

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