movie about a hobbit named Bilbo who was living peacefully in his hobbit hole until one day Gandalf the wizard shows up and brings all these dwarfs so that Bilbo could go on a adventure. But Bilbo didn’t want to leave his house and so he told them that he was not going to go but then changed his mind and went after them. The dwarf Thorin didn’t want BIlbo to come though because Bilbo wasn’t a burglar as Gandalf had told the dwarfs that he was. So he doubted Bilbo and thought that he was useless. He
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Free Peoples against the return of Sauron. However‚ Radagast appears in The Hobbit only by name when Gandalf mentions his “good cousin Radagast who lives near the Southern Borders of Mirkwood” (Tolkien‚ 111) to Beorn. Gandalf again refers to Radagast in The Lord of the Rings‚ when‚ during the Council of Elrond‚ the gray wizard explains that Radagast the Brown delivered Saruman’s message summoning Gandalf to Orthanc. Radagast lived close enough to Dol Guldur that it reasonable that he would have played
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treasure‚ and a battle. After all this though‚ they realized that it was the journey and the end result combined that made the experience so valuable. The journey allowed them all to be brave and heroic‚ at times without the assistance of their mentor Gandalf. They then had the stories to tell and reminisce about. Bilbo also gained a few friends along the way‚ including the elves with whom he kept in touch. The reader can infer that sometimes “the ride” is sometimes more special than the place to which
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C. Foster. Once both books were read‚ we had to take at least one archetype and compare it to the events in the book. “The Hobbit” tells of lonely Bilbo Baggins that enjoys his peaceful life. He is convinced to go on an adventure with the wizard Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves to steal back the dwarves’ treasure from Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story‚ the group goes through a rollercoaster journey and even experience death in the time throughout the adventure. The first archetype I noticed
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visit from Gandalf and the dwarves and is summoned to serve as burglar for the quest to the Lonely Mountain); (2) a separation from the known world (e.g.‚ Bilbo leaves the Shire); (3) initiation into a new world (e.g.‚ the visit to Rivendell); (4) threats to the successful achievement of the quest (e.g.‚ the encounters with Gollum or the wargs); (5) the fellowship of close companions (Thorin and the dwarves‚ whom Bilbo comes to regard as his friends); (5) the guidance of a mentor (Gandalf); (6) a descent
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advancing toward his home. At his home he is confronted by Gandalf which then gets some answers concerning the ring and sees that it is assuming control of Bilbo. Gandalf then stands up to Bilbo about the ring and lets him know he ought to abandon it with the things he is giving to Frodo. Bilbo answers with a gnarl and murmurs ‘It is mine‚ I tell you. My own. My Precious. Yes‚ my Precious‚’ however then snaps out and gives the ring to Gandalf for Frodo. Bilbo then leaves
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and through the great forest of Mirkwood to the area around the Lonely Mountain‚ which includes the Desolation of Smaug‚ Lake-town‚ and the ruins of the town of Dale to face the devastating dragon. As the protagonist and his dwarf companions and Gandalf travel into lands "where people spoke strangely‚ and sung songs Bilbo had never heard before". And as they go farther and farther away from Bilbo’s home‚ they find "dreary hills‚ rising higher and higher‚ dark with trees". The farther Bilbo goes into
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response). Chapter One-- An Unexpected Party 1. Who is Bilbo Baggins? 2. Discuss the significance of the name Belladonna. 3. What did Gandalf claim to be looking for when he arrived on Bilbo’s doorstep? 4. Give proof that Gandalf has knocked very hard on Bilbo’s front door. 5. What indication is there that Thorin is the leader of the dwarves? 6. What does Gandalf threaten to do if the assembled dwarves refuse to accept his choice of Bilbo Baggins as the fourteenth man for their expedition? 7.
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is the author of one of the most famous stories ever told‚ The Lord of the Rings. There is nothing simple about this unique epic; it is riddled with appendices‚ contains detailed maps‚ and contains languages with multiple dialects that Tolkien did not always feel the need to translate. While this epic has many idiosyncrasies found nowhere else‚ the most unique thing about the epic is the way it was written. Rather than start with the plot line and develop the details‚ Tolkien
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or being eaten by giant spiders in the forest would be extremely fearful for most of the people‚ but for only person who instead gains valour and becomes a hero. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien presents an unlikely hero‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf‚ a wizard and family friend‚ forces Bilbo out of his comfort zone onto the journey to recover the dwarves home and gold from an evil dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo fulfills the archetypal hero’s journey by his refusal to the call of adventure‚ his second trial
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