this film tells the story of hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman)‚ who assigned wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to accompany thirteen dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on a journey across Middle-earth to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from smaugh the dragon. On the birthday of Bilbo Baggins to the 11th‚ Bilbo recorded his last adventure to Frodo Baggins‚ and refused to let Frodo read it before there cord was completed. Sixty years earlier‚ Bilbo‚ a young Hobbit curious lured order
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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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This is the present value of my annual savings‚ which are an annuity‚ so to get the amount I am supposed to save each year would be: PV=72‚326.88 N=15 I=5.5 CPT PMT = 7‚205.6 57. Calculating Annuity Values: Bilbo Baggins wants to save money to meet three objectives. First‚ he would like to be able to retire 30 years from now with retirement income of $25‚000 per month for 20 years‚ with the first payment received 30 years and 1 month from now. Second‚ he would
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fearlessly led the charge against Grendel’s mother. Beowulf is the praised and long-sought after Anglo-Saxon. In contrast‚ little Bilbo Baggins doesn’t conjure similar images. Bilbo is introduced as the least-likely hero of this story; Tolkein says “they [the Baggins] never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say
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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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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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hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim its vast treasure from the dragon Smaug. The group travel into the wild where they encounter trolls‚ goblins‚ the Elves of Rivendell‚ forest elves‚ giant spiders‚ and the men of Lake- town. While in the goblin tunnels‚ Bilbo meets a nasty creature called
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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 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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reconciliation within ourselves. 2. Using the pattern of the mythic hero’s journey‚ trace the character development of Bilbo Baggins. In Bilbo’s growth as a character‚ we can identify: (1) a call to adventure (e.g.‚ Bilbo receives the unexpected visit from Gandalf and the dwarves and is summoned to serve as burglar for the quest to the Lonely Mountain); (2) a separation from the known world (e.g.‚ Bilbo leaves the Shire); (3) initiation into a new world (e.g.‚ the visit to Rivendell); (4) threats to the successful
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