Gandalf the Grey‚ a wandering wizard‚ and Beorn‚ a skin changer who can turn into a bear or a man. Gandalf the Grey’s physical appearance is very unique compared to the dwarves and Bilbo. For one‚ he is about twice as tall as them. The rest of Gandalfs appearance is well summed up in this quotation‚”All that unsuspecting Bilbo saw that morning was an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat‚ a long grey cloak‚ a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down to his waist‚ and immense
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reference to Bilbo as the “burglar” of the group. Although Gandalf recruited Bilbo to join the travelers‚ the dwarves skepticize the hobbit’s ability by his appearance and demeanor. However‚ Gandalf tells the doubting dwarves‚ “If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. ” As this text excerpt shows‚ Gandalf specifically chose Bilbo for the burglar role because he knew that Bilbo retained
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Laying Everything Down “Whereas the function of a friend‚ who is a second self‚ is to supply things we cannot procure for ourselves” –Aristotle. Throughout literature‚ a story would not be complete without the best friend. Beowulf has Wiglaf. King Arthur has Sir Lancelot. Tom Sawyer has Huck Finn. Sherlock has Watson. Batman has Robin. All of these lauded heroes would not have survived without their trusty companions. In Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth‚ best friends are as vital to the story as the
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Tolkien’s best selling book‚ The Fellowship of the Rings‚ Frodo Baggins seems to be the obvious choice as to who is the hero in the novel but‚ there is no singular hero in the story of the ring. A hero is loyal‚ brave‚ and exhibits self control whilst tempted with the powers of evil that may try and render them senseless. Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins are the true heros of The Fellowship of the Ring because they display the characteristics of heroes while they traverse the perilous journey to destroy
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These movie starts by describing the setting where the hobbits lived and spend their lives in holes. Communication started by Bilbo saying “Good morning” to the grey wizard; although the wizard asked him if he wishes a good morning or that good things will happen in that morning and so on. The great wizard named Gandalf offered an adventure to Bilbo‚ therefore he thought about the offer and denied by saying good morning again and entering the hole where he lived. As the same day went on Gandalf left
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come through in the end? Certain characters have a positive attitude and a negative attitude. There are certain traits that the characters possess that consider them to be positive or negative. For example‚ a positive character in the story is Bilbo.. A trait he has that is positive is kind to others and he is adored
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The adventurous epic‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ takes the reader on a journey through Middle Earth where we come across many races‚ such as: Humans‚ Dwarves‚ Elves‚ Goblins‚ Trolls and of course Hobbits. Most of these races have leaders who are either good or bad for the position. Whenever a leader is not right for the role‚ someone might rise up and take charge. Good leaders do what is right for their people‚ whether it be to protect them‚ keep order among the races or with the nature around
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they were on there way to the castle to battle smaug. Bilbo would have never when on the journey if Gandalf didn’t make him do it because of his grandpa that was a legend and wanted him to be just like him. The story takes place in middle earth.The main characters are Bilbo‚13 dwarves‚Gandalf‚ Thorin‚smaug the dragon‚and Gollum . The story is about Smaug the dragon that takes away the home from Thorin by attaching a little before they met Bilbo .Later they have an adventure through battles with goblins
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“For if you fail‚ then we are laid bare to the Enemy. Yet if you succeed‚ then our power is diminished‚ and Lothlórien will fade‚ and the tide of Time will sweep it away” (472). This quote‚ said by the Lady Galadriel‚ showed her understanding of the power of the One Ring. The One Ring had the unprecedented power to corrupt the person carrying the ring‚ called the ring-bearer‚ and turn them against their own will. The Ring messes with the holder’s mind and makes them turn to evil ways. The book The
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Intentionally Wicked: Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings and Our Motivation in Committing Evil Acts The Main Point: The following analysis deals with the nature and source of evil and whether‚ given our innate motives and moral obligation‚ we willingly choose to succumb to our desires or are slaves of our passion. From this argument‚ I intend to show that our human nature requires that we play into our desires in order to affirm our free will. This is not to say that our desires are necessarily
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