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    This is a biblical reference of Jesus and the disciples who would follow Jesus and preach the word of the Lord. We are all a part of a spiritual fellowship that has been assembled by God‚ that each has its unique tasks to accomplish. In the film‚ Gandalf said to Frodo‚ “Evil will be drawn to you from outside the Fellowship and I fear from within. You must trust to yourself. Trust your own strength. There are many powers in this world for good or for evil.” Good in the world is not an actuality but

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    Amos 1 Alexandra Amos English 1 Mrs. Crosby 9 January 2013 The Hobbit In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien there is this Hobbit names Bilbo Baggins whose life has changed forever when he stumbles upon a wizard named Gandalf and a bunch of dwarves. In this book Bilbo has a set way of doing things eats breakfast twice a day and has a routine. One adventure changed his life forever when he got offered to be a burglar for the dwarves at the lonely mountain. He had to endure a treacherous journey

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    Throughout The Hobbit‚ the dwarves and Gandalf reference to Bilbo as the “burglar” of the group. Although Gandalf recruited Bilbo to join the travelers‚ the dwarves skepticize the hobbit’s ability by his appearance and demeanor. However‚ Gandalf tells the doubting dwarves‚ “If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. ” As this text excerpt shows‚ Gandalf specifically chose Bilbo for the

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    episodes where Gandalf‚ the dwarves‚ and Bilbo fight against the many terrors of Middle Earth. Through fights with goblins‚ trolls‚ wargs and the Battle of Five Armies‚ it is seen that good always prevails over evil. The first encounter is with trolls. The first evil that Bilbo and the dwarves come across is the trolls. Tolkien sets the reader up by saying that trolls and dwarves have a history of not getting along. The dwarves and Bilbo are caught by the trolls and put into sacks. Gandalf‚ the wizard

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    confronted by Ring Wraiths in a surprise ambush. Here Frodo is‚ “hardly less terrified than his companions‚” however‚ “his terror [is] swallowed up in a sudden temptation to put on the ring” that compels‚ “him to disregard all warnings” given to him by Gandalf (191). Frodo is changing significantly because before he wouldn’t have even dreamed of ignoring Gandalf’s advice and didn’t feel as strong of a desire to put the ring on. Frodo is losing some of his identity and innocence in the ring. It is not that

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    son of the Bagginses‚ a respectable family. His mother was Belladonna Took‚ one of Old Took’s daughters; Old took was the head of the hobbits. Now‚ Baggins lived in a house built by his father long ago. One day as Bilbo was sitting on his porch‚ Gandalf‚ a wizard‚ happened to walk by‚ and after a short conversation Bilbo invites him‚ in regrets‚

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    the grey wizard; although the wizard asked him if he wishes a good morning or that good things will happen in that morning and so on. The great wizard named Gandalf offered an adventure to Bilbo‚ therefore he thought about the offer and denied by saying good morning again and entering the hole where he lived. As the same day went on Gandalf left a mark on Bilbo’s door for the dwarves to come for a little discussion. As the movie went on the hobbit got lost when the rest of the dwarves where in trouble

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    the journey. Joseph Campbell gives an outline of various hurdles that the hero must overcome throughout their heroic journey. Bilbo Baggins receives his call to adventure during the tea party that was surprisingly held at his house by Gandalf. At this meeting Gandalf informs the thirteen dwarves that he has chosen the fourteenth member of their group‚ and that Bilbo is the burglar that is needed to complete the journey and recover the treasure that they are in search of. During the discussion of

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    surprise visit by a wizard named Gandalf who offers Bilbo a chance to go on an adventure. Bilbo ends up saving the party from many dangerous situations at first he finds hard to believe. Bilbo has no idea what’s ahead of him‚ however‚ the end of this novel Bilbo is a brave warrior whose eyes have been opened to the world outside of the Shire‚ a homeland of the hobbits. At the end of this story‚ Bilbo is a changed hobbit. Therefore I agree with the quote from Gandalf “You are not the hobbit you once

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    simple and comfortable. His life was a normal life for a hobbit until a Wizard named Gandalf came along and changed Bilbo’s life. Gandalf convinces Bilbo to be a thief for the dwarves and once Bilbo sets out‚ his adventure would change who he is and his life. When I left my home in Cuba City Wisconsin for Yuma Colorado‚ my life and who I am changed as well. Bilbo did not want to go on the adventure with Gandalf. He was content to be a hobbit‚ he didn’t want to go away from his home where he

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