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    respectful people since they don’t go on adventure as much and they don’t doing anything unexpected. The hobbits’ neighborhood is tended to be quiet usually since not much happens around that area. In the story‚ the hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ denied of going on an adventure with Gandalf. Bilbo said‚ “We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures” (pg 6‚ Tolkien). Hobbits are usually not into going on adventure‚ which is different from

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    Bilbo Baggins is given the responsibility of saving the dwarves from being eaten by Smaug‚ the dragon‚ just like when he saved the dwarves from multiple terrible situations such as saving them from the trolls. The title of this book is The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien and the director of the movie “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” is Peter Jackson. The book and movie are about a hobbit named Bilbo who is called to go on an adventure. In this adventure Bilbo‚ 13 dwarves‚ and a wizard will go

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    Friendship In The Hobbit

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    dwarves lead by Thorin Oakenshield are looking to get back to their kingdom under the mountain‚ but they wind up finding their home as well as trust and a new found camaraderie. At the start of the story Gandalf the Grey connects the dwarves and Bilbo Baggins and gets them started on the quest to reclaim Thorin’s kingdom. Though they are looking for their home‚ which they do find‚ they stumble upon something that they were not expecting‚ friendship “ ‘[...] I wish to part in friendship from you [..

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    you a world where an “everyman” named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world which many people enjoy. The main theme of this book is an “everyman” (Bilbo) can develop into a hero when he is thrust

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    the book. “The Hobbit” tells of lonely Bilbo Baggins that enjoys his peaceful life. He is convinced to go on an adventure with the wizard Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves to steal back the dwarves’ treasure from Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story‚ the group goes through a rollercoaster journey and even experience death in the time throughout the adventure. The first archetype I noticed in the story was Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Bilbo is the quester and he is not aware of

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    English Essay The Concept of ‘Journeys’ has been employed by the authors as a method of Character Transformation. This allows the audience to connect with the characters and therefore experience this change. Michael Gow’s Play ‘Away’‚ ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ Directed by Phillip Noyce and ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R Tolkien are all examples of texts that are transformative in nature and show transformations in the Protagonist. The nature of these transformations includes Spiritual and Physical transformations

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    Bilbo's Heroism

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    At the beginning of the story‚ Bilbo is timid‚ comfortable‚ and complacent in his secure little hole at Bag End. When Gandalf talks him into embarking on the quest with Thorin’s dwarves‚ Bilbo becomes so frightened that he faints. But as the novel progresses‚ Bilbo prevails in the face of danger and adversity‚ justifying Gandalf’s early claim that there is more to the little hobbit than meets the eye. Bilbo possesses hidden reserves of inner strength that even Bilbo himself cannot perceive when he

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    the real world. The Hobbit shares many of it’s themes and several of its key qualities in characters with those established in previous stories or myths‚ starting with Bilbo Baggins. The aristocratic line present in the halfling’s family tree earns him the comfort and joy of the largest home with the most luxury in Bag End. Bilbo happens to be a Hobbit‚ which could be compared that of the most common physical description of Brownies with their small stature‚ brown curly hair‚ and docile nature. The

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    story of how a Baggins had an adventure‚ and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. He may have lost the neighbours’ respect‚ but he gained -- well‚ you will see whether he gained anything in the end” (Tolkien 2). The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien presents an unlikely hero‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf‚ a wizard and old family friend‚ forces Bilbo out of his comfort zone onto a journey to recover the dwarves home and gold from the evil dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo fulfills the archetypal

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    The Instant Skin-Changing Roar ROAR! And there goes Beorn through the meadows and into his own home as he gets his head stuck through the door‚ right after the party enters! There is a small hobbit named Bilbo Baggins‚ who is invited‚ by a wizard named Gandalf‚ to a journey where there are many dangers that are encountered with some characters.There are little to no characters who help and support the party throughout the remaining part of the journey. One of those type of characters‚ is named Beorn

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