Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ the Hobbits (Frodo‚ Sam‚ Pippin‚ and Merry) must go on their journey without Gandalf (the wizard) to protect them. During their journey‚ the Hobbits face many challenges that they must overcome‚ but without the help of others‚ they would not have survived. The first major challenge the Hobbits must overcome is the Old Forrest. In the Old Forest‚ the trees are “alive” and change the path the Hobbits must take several times. Frodo and the others attempt
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Behind the Creatures and Monsters Hobbits‚ dragons‚ orcs‚ goblins… that is what most people think of when they think J.R.R Tolkien. What they do not think about is Tolkien as who he is: a human. J.R.R Tolkien was obsessed with learning. It was instilled in him from early on. The different ways that learned in his life‚ including his travel‚ the death in his life‚ family religion‚ linguistics‚ and‚ of course‚ academia‚ have influenced his work such as The Hobbit. From an early age‚ Tolkien had major
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In ‘The Hobbit’‚ the classic novel by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins appears to be a timid and little hobbit with an extremely unambitious lifestyle in his town‚ The Shire. This is until a wise wizard; named Gandalf‚ and a company of ambitious dwarves‚ show up on the doorstep of his hobbit-hole. They whisk poor Bilbo on a journey that develops Bilbo’s qualities as he becomes wiser and more courageous. This essay will demonstrate those changes‚ as well as what occurred along the journey to make these
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences‚ as well as similarities‚ to our own world. The author has created the novel’s world‚ Middle Earth‚ not only by using imagination‚ but by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the book enable readers to relate to the setting‚ yet have the ability to "imagine" exciting events and organisms not found on Earth.<br><br>The majority of differences between Middle Earth and today’s world are found in objects
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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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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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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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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 Questions Chapters 1-3 1. The first three chapters reveal Bilbo’s “ordinary world”‚ how he is comfortable and relaxed with his same old life‚ then the “call to adventure”‚ when Gandalf shows up and asks Bilbo for his help and Bilbo’s “refusal of the call”‚ and “meeting with the mentor” was when all the dwarves and Gandalf took over Bilbo’s house‚ then the morning after the “crossing the first threshold” is revealed when Bilbo leaves his house and town accompanying the dwarves into
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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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