The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel
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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Thorin Oakenshield exemplifies the archetype as a mentor pupil because he guides them when Gandalf isn’t there‚ he stands up for his beliefs‚ and makes sure never to leave a man behind. Thorin is a very brave man who must lead the group in their darkest hour. He is under great pressure as the “son of Thrain and grandson of Thror‚ King under the Mountain‚”(195). So when he gandalf leaves the group for other business Thorin takes up the leader role immediately. He is
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The Hobbit. Things like tone‚ the content in the song‚ and the structure of a piece of music‚ can give hints of what a certain group‚ like dwarves‚ elves‚ and goblins are like. First of all‚ the dwarves song makes the average reader want to go places. You can see an example of this in page 14 of‚ The Hobbit‚ When Bilbo Baggins goes from a character who would just rather stay at home‚ to a character who craved to go on an adventure. I know this because the text states‚ “As they sang the hobbit felt
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The Hobbit shows both positive and negative character traits. Some of the positive traits were shown by what the dwarves did. They were peaceful and honest . The trolls were seen in a negative light because they tried to kill the dwarves. At this point in the story intelligence would be more important than physical strength because when the trolls made an appearance in the book‚ they weren’t defeated with brute strength.They were defeated because of the sun. In other words‚ the trolls kept getting
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characteristics describe a true epic hero who people admire for their great achievements. In The Hobbit‚ J.R.R. Tolkien illustrates Bilbo’s ‘journey’ of becoming an epic hero. Bilbo Baggins‚ a hobbit who loves the comfort of home‚ as well as food even more. As a Baggins‚ Bilbo does not go on adventures until Gandalf‚ a wizard‚ claims Bilbo the burglar of the dwarves adventure to the Lonely Mountain. Many readers like to believe that Bilbo Baggins becomes an anti-hero throughout the epic poem‚ but Tolkien
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Why We Need Hardship and Difficulty in our Lives “Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines‚ but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” -Buddhist maxim. For example‚ Bilbo Baggins in the story The Hobbit had never before left the limits of the shire. But‚ by the end of the story‚ he’s off fighting goblins and helping to slay dragons. He has become a new man who isn’t afraid to face dangers‚ go on adventures‚ or go past his former limits. He became a different person
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symbolizes an act of bravery by going on the quest and in the process it may ruin his family’s good name. Bilbo’s life symbolizes death and resurrection by succumbing to his original characteristics in the beginning of the book like being shy‚ timid and a hobbit that enjoyed a comfortable unambitious life rather than exploring and going on adventures‚ so this can represent
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Bilbo Baggins lives a quiet‚ peaceful life in his comfortable hole at Bag End. Bilbo lives in a hole because he is a hobbit—one of a race of small‚ plump people about half the size of humans‚ with furry toes and a great love of good food and drink. Bilbo is quite content at Bag End‚ near the bustling hobbit village of Hobbiton‚ but one day his comfort is shattered by the arrival of the old wizard Gandalf‚ who persuades Bilbo to set out on an adventure with a group of thirteen militant dwarves. The
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time in the movies you watch and the book you read‚ writer do it all the time to add a sense to fantasy to their work‚ a writer in particular who is fond of using fictional characters‚ is J.R.R Tolkien. J.R.R Tolkien wrote the fantasy novels‚ The Hobbit‚ The Lord of the Rings and much more‚ where he not only used fictional races‚ but he always gave each race their own characteristics and described how each race
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Rhetorical Analysis of Persuasion Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention AP Language and Composition—11th Grade Teacher Overview Close Reading Grammar Composition written‚ spoken‚ and visual texts purposeful use of language for effect written‚ spoken‚ and visual products Genres Grammar Prose Nonfiction Reading Strategies Clauses Dependent/Subordinate Independent Usage Annotation Determining Audience Determining Author’s Purpose Determining Fact
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