Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the Arabian Tale of Buluqiya are both stories that depict the hero's journey and the smaller tasks that move them forward the big one. In both works, the hero's main feat is a ring said to bestow immortality and the power to control all living things. However, the focus of the Tale of Buluqiya is the search for said ring while that of the film series is the destruction of the ring due to its different origin. The call to adventure and exposure to the ring and its existence present themselves similarly in both works, prompted by the absence of the main character's father figure, but as Frodo articulates a rejection of the call of his mentor, Buluqiya seeks guidance that will help him achieve his goal. A similarity between both works is the supernatural help they receive not only from their guide but from other beings and that there are many obstacles to overcome to get to their final destination. Once the journey is over, our protagonists are both changed, unable to return to the place they once were. The beginning of both the Fellowship of the Ring and the Tale of Buluqia describe the origin of the ring. The film states: “In the land of Mordor, among the flames of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron secretly forged a Master Ring to control all others... and into this Ring he poured his cruelty, his malice and his his will to dominate all life. One ring to rule them all…” A war later ensued because of this ring and even those who fought against Sauron succumbed to the power of the ring. Therefore, from the beginning the ring has a decidedly negative association with all things evil. Meanwhile, in the Tale of Buluqia, the ring is said to be “the magic ring that Adam, father of… middle of paper… fills Middle-earth. Although he “set out to save the Shire, and [was] saved,” it was not saved for him, for “[t]here are some things that time cannot mend. Some wounds go too deep. This caught on. “The differences between the protagonists and the journey they take in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings series and The Arabian Tale of Buluqiya show the difference in the cultures that created them. For one thing, The Lord of the Rings shows that the hero does not he seeks the task but it is presented to him and all the rewards that come from it are circumstantial. In our culture, those who seek wealth and eternal life are not frowned upon, but those who put the needs of others before their own. We consider heroes as those who know how to be the best person possible, without giving in to the temptations of the world, but doing what is beneficial to all beings..