- Roverandom
"Roverandom" is a story written by
J.R.R. Tolkien , originally told in 1925. It deals with the adventures of a youngdog , Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to themoon and under thesea in order to find the wizard again to turn him back into a normal-sized dog. The author wrote Roverandom for his son Michael Tolkien to amuse him upon the loss of his favorite toy — a little lead dog. The work is in tone a children's story, but contains many allusions and references in the manner of "Farmer Giles of Ham ".It was submitted for publication in 1937 after the success of "
The Hobbit ", but was not published for over sixty years — finally being released in 1998.Characters
Major
Rover(andom) - "The main character. A young puppy that is white with black ears. He is rather rude and excitable when first introduced. This is what causes him to irritate Artaxerxes in the first place".
Artaxerxes - "The wizard who meets Roverandom while on vacation. Wears a green hat with a blue feather in it. Comes from Persia but got lost and now lives in Pershore".
Psamathos Psamathides - "The chief of all Psamathists. He is described as being the size of a very large dog and being very ugly, with long ears that stick up".
Mew - "A seagull that carries Roverandom down the moon path to the Moon".
The Man in the Moon - "The greatest of all magicians. He gives Rover the name Roverandom, so as not to confuse the two Rovers".
Rover (The Moon Dog) - "The Man in the Moon's dog"."*More to follow*"
Minor
Tinker - "The cat rover lived with prior to becoming a toy".
Little Boy Two - "The boy who owned Rover as a toy. An allusion of Michael Tolkien"."*More to Follow*"
Places
The Moon - "Rover goes to the moon seeking the Man in the Moon's help."
The Cove - "Where Psamathos lives."
The Isle of the Dogs - "an Island Mew and Rover fly over on the way to the moon. Mew describes it as a place lucky or deserving lost dogs go. A place where they can make as much noise as they want, with bone trees growing everywhere."
Under the Sea - "*Description to follow*""*More to Follow*"
Source
Tolkien, JRR. Roverandom. London: Harper Collins, 1998.
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