Courtney English 12 Mr. Smith Hobbit to Hero In the beginning of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ Gandalf‚ a supporting character‚ describes Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ as a great thief and the perfect member a team of dwarves require for their expedition. During the start of their adventure we see that Bilbo is not very keen on going‚ but as he embarks on these adventures‚ he gradually begins to rely on his own abilities and starts to take initiative. In The Hobbit‚ the protagonist‚ Bilbo Baggins
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When I was a little girl‚ I always loved to play pretend. My childhood days were spent being princesses and mermaids‚ doctors and firemen‚ and even the occasional dragon. Although I really‚ really loved being a beautiful fairy queen‚ I often decided to become something quite different--an explorer. This was where I was at my peak. Yards turned into jungles‚ and my dog became a very rare tiger‚ just waiting to be documented and put into my discovery journal. Exploring was my absolute favorite thing
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Keep The Hobbit in School “Fantasy is escapist and that is glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy‚ don’t we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul if we’re partisans of liberty‚ then it’s our plain duty to escape‚ and to take as many people with us as we can!” This quote is by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the author and creator of the middle-earth themed novel‚ the Hobbit. Tolkien explains the innocence of fantasy fiction novels. The Hobbit wasn’t written as a way to
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In every hero’s journey that I read in the past the heroes has to be a male there is never a female hero‚ Joseph Campbell talked a little bit about the heroine‚ which is a female hero‚ and most people don’t relays that women also can be heroes‚ the thing that caught my attention in Katniss the main hero in the hunger game movie series is that she was a great example of a hero not because it was the only hero journey move that we watched in this class that included a female hero. in the hanger game
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What is the meaning of a hero in a story? A story would never be a satisfactory story without a hero‚ and without a journey a hero would never be existed. In every story‚ there’s a meaning to the journey of the hero. The meaning of the journey can be really important; it’s something that would open up the mind of the book to the reader. Significantly‚ the meaning of the story would teach the reader either of everyday life struggles or the true meaning of life. Most of the time‚ the author would express
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Odyssey: The Journey of a Hero The Hero’s Journey is never an easy one. This particular journey‚ as detailed in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ is one of struggle‚ loss‚ heartache‚ pain‚ growth and triumph. It is comprised of many steps that Odysseus has to overcome and battle through in order to achieve his final goal of reaching his home and his loved ones. From the Call to Adventure to the Freedom or Gift of living‚ Odysseus conquered them all. The story begins in the middle of the story‚ as many
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a big part of the myth in any culture. They are all different‚ yet each went through similar events in their heroic journey. These events were first noticed and described by Joseph Campbell in “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Campbell discovered several basic stages that nearly every Hero goes through no matter what
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The Hobbit Essay Many science fiction fantasy novels have a hero or heroine. In J.R.R Tolkien’s novel the hobbit Bilbo Baggins is a hero‚ Even though he finds a ring of invisibility that allows him to preform surprising feats. Some of his acts of heroism are when Bilbo make his first attempt at burglary when he steals from the trolls‚ when he creates a plan to free his friends from the ElvenKing and follows it through and when he goes down to visit Smaug for the first time to fulfill a promise.
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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is presented as a hero‚ however does not posses the stereotypical qualities of this persona. Throughout the novel Bilbo is faced with immense challenges‚ defying all odds in order to survive. These challenges allow him to gain wisdom and compassion‚ ultimately helping him achieve status as a hero. However‚ his clear preference for simple domestic pleasures‚ over such adventures‚ is an obvious defiance of a classic hero. In addition‚ it is made apparent
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The hobbit What does the novel’s bravest character suggest about the nature of bravery ? Bravery means courageous behavior or character. In the novel‚ “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo is by far the most important and bravest character. However‚ Bilbo is not portrayed as a brave hero in the beginning. Rather‚ he is a timid‚ comfortable‚ and complacent homebody like all the other hobbits. As Thorin’s group progresses in its quest for the treasure under the mountain‚ Bilbo also embarks
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