In The Fellowship of the Ring...?

Question

What causes a significant change in a character? What are the results of this change? Having recently watched all 3 films back-to-back-to-back, I can't remember where the first book ends and the second book starts.

I feel as if the whole Frodo-given-the-task-of-the-ring is a bit obvious.

(Examples given are: Change in the consequence of a choice, a conflict of some kind that has to be resolved, a display of some outstanding trait like courage, or even the result of an action or event that occurs during the story.)

Answer 1

The first book ends when the fellowship is broken, frodo and sam go to mordor while the other three go after the orcs that have captured pippin and merry. I think what causes a significant change in them, especially the hobbits, is being taken from their comfortable lives and homes and given a dangerous task to fulfill. having to battle all those enemies, travelling so much, and the fear that darkness might prevail is enough to change anyone.

Answer 2

Look at Aragorn before, and after Gandalf leaves the group.

He defers to Gandalf most of the time, but when Gandalf leaves, he has to be the leader, and make the decisions.

He is, after all, trying to earn back his kingdom.