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    been able to take place. Loyalty is clearly shown as Bilbo never leaves his companions. Honor is displayed by Thorin who displays this quality right from the beginning until the end. The foundation of ‘The Hobbit’ is built upon loyalty and honor. Tolkien has built his entire story line upon these virtues. To be loyal is to be faithful and respectful to one’s oaths and commitments whereas to display honor‚ is to stay true to their word whether or not risk or harm is of consequence. Thorin is loyal

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    Tolkien has the knack for his incredible world building‚ seen very clearly in the stories he writes‚ Fellowship of the ring‚ and The Hobbit are only two of the many stories that show this proficiency of skill. In the fellowship of the ring‚ Tolkien uses many different methods to grab the reader and throw them into more than just the story‚ but to be surrounded by the world. I will be talking about 3 may methods Tolkien had used in the fellowship of the ring. Starting off with‚ inside the cover of

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    Silmarillion

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    Attention material: Tolkien worked on Silmarillion‚ changed it‚ and enlarged it throughout his entire life. The writer said: "The Silmarillion is the history of the War of the Exiled Elves against the Enemy‚ which all takes place in the North-west of the world (Middle-earth). Several tales of victory and tragedy are caught up in it; but it ends with catastrophe‚ and the passing of the Ancient World". It was edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien‚ with the assistance of

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    The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien is classified as a children’s novel‚ this would be the first steps to the series‚ he would later publish; The Lord of the Rings which resides in the same fictional world established in The Hobbit. The work of The Hobbit mirrors that of various mythos and aspects of the real world. The Hobbit shares many of it’s themes and several of its key qualities in characters with those established in previous stories or myths‚ starting with Bilbo Baggins. The aristocratic

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    and John 1. Since all creation is by the Word (divine fiat) human identity in God’s image is grounded in God’s speech and no two creation words are ever spoken alike. This idea is mirrored by JRR Tolkien who compares the Creator to a perfect prism and creation to the refraction of perfect light. Tolkien writes‚ ’Dear Sir‚’ I said – ’Although now long estranged‚ Man is not wholly lost nor wholly changed Dis-grace he may be‚ yet is not de-throned‚ and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned:

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    in 1933; C.S. Lewis and his friends would spend time together (“A Biography of C.S. Lewis.”)(“The Life of C.S. Lewis Timeline”). J.R.R. Tolkien and Lewis’ brother were part of “The Inklings” (“The Life of C.S. Lewis Timeline”). The men in the group inspired each other to write novels such as The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (“A Biography of C.S.

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    The Hobbit

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    be an exam. Students should have read and be prepared for the exam at the start of school. I look forward to seeing you in August and discussing this wonderful book! **canyonsprings7.weebly.com The Hobbit Novel Study Guide JRR Tolkien Answer all questions in sentence form using RACE when applicable. Restate (your question in answer) Answer (the question) Cite (use quotations from the novel as evidence) and Explain (your response). Chapter One-- An Unexpected Party 1. Who

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    Wealth in The Hobbit

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    It seems that greed never allows you to think you have enough‚ and in the case of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien it demonstrates how corruptive it can truly be. From the surface one may not think of a half sized person as the usual hero. However‚ by looking into the personalities of the characters from The Hobbit it is obvious that heroes come in many different shapes and sizes. By comparing the various cases of greed and selflessness exhibited by Smaug‚ Thorin‚ and Bilbo‚ it becomes apparent that

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    Music is beautiful and inspiring and is something we can all enjoy. Even animals can enjoy music so… can magical creatures? Well if J.R.R Tolkien gives any indication through his magnificent novels then they sure can. In Tolkien’s famous novel The Hobbit music helps the reader understand the characters’ personalities better. Whether it be dwarves‚ elves‚ or the torturous goblins‚ music plays a role in their development. In chapter one of The Hobbit the dwarves are introduced and with their introduction

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    (113). Tolkien has successfully undermined the criticism of all of those opposed to how Beowulf was written. Tolkien also studies and analyzes how the structure of the poem fits into the meaning of the article. The most important point of Tolkien’s speech I find is that Tolkien finds this poem not to be an epic. In the speech that Tolkien gives‚ he is able to show how the critics are wrong‚ how the structure impacts the storyline‚ and why this poem does not qualify as an epic. J.R.R. Tolkien takes

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