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    Bilbo In The Hobbit

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    is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities (Google). The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was a Fantasy novel of a young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo goes on a adventure with dwarves to take back the home of the dwarves -The Lonely Mountain. In Bilbo’s adventure he runs into many obstacles and has to figure out how to get past them. There are many themes in the Hobbit. Characters prove that they are heros. Bilbo proves that he is hero by being prudent and brave

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    Archetype In The Hobbit

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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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    Hobbit Symbolism

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    "The Hobbit" By Arthur Chen In The Hobbit‚ names are more than just coincidences or appellations - they are symbolic of characteristics embodied by the characters to whom they belong. Not only do their names portray their characteristic‚ but their actions do as well. Some characters supporting this idea are Gandalf and Gollum. Gandalf literally means " wand-elf." A "wand-elf" is an elf who is using a magical device to enhance his magical powers‚ bringing him to a higher echelon. Therefore

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    Symbolism In The Hobbit

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    symbolizes an act of bravery by going on the quest and in the process it may ruin his family’s good name. Bilbo’s life symbolizes death and resurrection by succumbing to his original characteristics in the beginning of the book like being shy‚ timid and a hobbit that enjoyed a comfortable unambitious life rather than exploring and going on adventures‚ so this can represent

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    Dwarves In The Hobbit

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    In the book The Hobbit dwarves‚ elves‚ and goblins have already been revealed to us. Each one has a different perspective on things. They act totally different from each other and desire different thing too. Dwarves act in a more simpler way. See dwarves are high spirited and work really hard but depending on the situation they can get a little malicious. In the book when the dwarves were singing the content of the words were small in sized paragraphs. The tone seemed fairly joyful and pretty

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    The Hobbit Greed

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    Armor “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien is a sprawling fantasy adventure world infused with magic and Medievalism. Tolkien‚ a renowned philologist and admired Oxford professor‚ crafted languages‚ lineages‚ and legends to add layers of depth to his tale. Each mythical race detailed in his story is equipped with their own culture and society‚ and often artifacts of great power and purpose are crafted from the forges of the Elves and the Dwarves. Among Frodo Baggins’s possessions‚ his Mithril

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    Hobbit Essay

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    The Hobbit 5 paragraph essay “Soon the goblins had a ring of smoke and flame all round the dwarves‚ a ring which they kept from spreading outwards; but it closed slowly until the running fire was licking the fuel piled under the trees. Smoke was in Bilbo’s eyes‚ he could feel the heat of the flames( even though he was so high up in the trees); and through the reek he could see the goblins dancing round and round in a circle like people round a midsummer bonfire. Outside the ring of dancing warriors

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    Dale In The Hobbit

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    The fantasy book called The Hobbit is written by J.R.R. Tolkien. In this book‚ Thorin showing his greediness leads him to a lot of problems. All he wants is the role to be the King Under the Mountain and the Arkenstone. While Thorin is trying to get the Arkenstone and the role of being the right heir of Dale‚ he lands in a lot of trouble which makes him change his attitude. The first night of Dale‚ everyone jumps up and down as they hear the news that Smaug is dead. Thorin thanks Roac and asks everyone

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    The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel

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    One will learn more about the nature of hobbits and dwarves‚ wizards and elves‚ one will infer more about Gollum and why Bilbo’s meeting with him was so important in the event of the lord of the rings‚ in addition‚ they essentially follow the same story line and that is one reason to read the hobbit first. Another thing is that Tolkien wrote in a style that is a bit more formal and more intellectual than most modern fiction writers. Also reading the hobbit first before reading Lord of the Rings has

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