Keep The Hobbit in School “Fantasy is escapist and that is glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy‚ don’t we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul if we’re partisans of liberty‚ then it’s our plain duty to escape‚ and to take as many people with us as we can!” This quote is by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the author and creator of the middle-earth themed novel‚ the Hobbit. Tolkien explains the innocence of fantasy fiction novels. The Hobbit wasn’t written as a way to
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ one of a race of short‚ timid creatures who live in cozy tunnels and who prefer to keep their lives ordered and predictable. One day‚ he unexpectedly finds himself playing host to Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves. The dwarves‚ with Gandalf’s help‚ plan to travel to the Lonely Mountain to recover the treasure that a dragon named Smaug stole from their people long ago. Gandalf has selected Bilbo to be their burglar. The dwarves are not
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Sophie Bledsoe Mrs. Whitlock English IV 25 February 2013 The Hobbit: Symbolism‚ Themes‚ and Character Development In fairy tales‚ the battle between good and evil is evident. Fairy tales are known to have morals. Narnia is an example of a classic and popular fantasy series with morals and symbolism. Like Narnia‚ The Hobbit has symbolism. The Hobbit ’s symbolism is more subtle‚ but when looking it ’s not difficult to find. There are morals in the story that follow christian values
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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is presented as a hero‚ however does not posses the stereotypical qualities of this persona. Throughout the novel Bilbo is faced with immense challenges‚ defying all odds in order to survive. These challenges allow him to gain wisdom and compassion‚ ultimately helping him achieve status as a hero. However‚ his clear preference for simple domestic pleasures‚ over such adventures‚ is an obvious defiance of a classic hero. In addition‚ it is made apparent
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Throughout The Hobbit there are several different themes. The main theme in The Hobbit is to “always face your fears”. Bilbo faces his fears many times during the adventure. That is the main theme because Bilbo and other hobbits are known to not like adventures‚ or do anything unusual. In the beginning‚ Bilbo was afraid to even go on the adventure‚ but by going on the adventure he faced many of his fears. He thinks about not doing many things during the adventure‚ but yet he faces his fears by doing
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This summer I read the book‚ “The Hobbit”‚ by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was a really interesting book with ups and downs just like any other. It was an adventure about a little hobbit named Bilbo who slowly discovers how brave and courageous he is. He is accompanied by 13 dwarves and occasionally a wizard named Gandalf. Together they face Goblins‚ Trolls‚ giant Spiders‚ Elves and even a dragon. There were things that I really enjoyed watching lay out and things that I felt brought the story line down.
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a hobbit and the protagonist of the story. Gandalf‚ a wizard who initiates Bilbo’s journey with the dwarves. Gandalf causes Bilbo to set aside his reputation for cautious respectability to go on an adventure that will change the hobbit forever. Thorin Oakenshield‚ the leader of a group of 13 dwarves who wish to recover a treasure horde stolen by a dragon. Smaug‚ the dragon and antagonist of the story. Plot and Storyline Bilbo Baggins begins as a cautious and conservative hobbit‚
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Lamar Booker Hobbit 1. The difference and similarities among leadership‚ leader‚ and leading are that leadership is a function‚ which can be fulfilled by a person but also shared by a group. In the movie‚ The Hobbit‚ Thorin showed examples of leadership. Thorin exerted his leadership by fighting the pale orc that beheaded his father in battle. As the dwarf army retreated after seeing the king die‚ Thorin stayed and fought cutting off the hand of the orc. This showed leadership by stepping up in
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Personal Reading Response The novel “The Hobbit‚” written by J.R.R Tolkien is about Bilbo Baggins‚ a normal Hobbit‚ who had never asked for an adventure until 13 dwarves and Gandalf The Wizard show up at his doorstep for tea. They want to use Bilbo as a thief for their quest to reclaim the treasure from the fearsome dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo reluctantly joins the company of the dwarves as they set off on their journey to cross the Misty Mountains‚ which is troll and golbin country and the untamed wild
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Summer Reading Essay The Hobbit: A Discussion on Setting In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ readers are introduced to an imaginary world of dwarves‚ elves‚ hobbits and wizards who battle dragons‚ orcs‚ and other dark entities. There are two kinds of settings that Tolkien expresses in his masterpiece: the physical setting of Middle Earth that changes as the travellers trek from one region to the next‚ and the interior setting happening in the protagonist Bilbo Baggins’s mind as he ventures out
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