a “Hobbit’s” home. What is a Hobbit? Hobbits are small people‚ even smaller than Dwarfs. In their homeland‚ the Shire‚ they live fairly normal lives. But very rarely‚ one will go on an adventure. A great wizard‚ Gandalf‚ has chosen poor little Bilbo Baggins‚ to help on an adventure with thirteen Dwarfs. What do they aspire to do? They will attempt to travel through Middle Earth‚ and reclaim the riches stolen by a dragon named Smaug. Why is The Hobbit a fantasy book? First of all‚ we need
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neighborhood of The Hill for time out of mind‚ and people considered them very respectable‚ not only because most of them were rich‚ but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected.” (1) In J.R.R. Tolkien’s‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins was no exception to this. He was very content living in the shire‚ but when Gandalf arrived at his house along with 13 dwarves he finds himself doing something he thought he would never do‚ going on an adventure. This novel shows that even the
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In The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is a very shy Hobbit. Never would Bilbo be expected to be the one to go on adventure. He was an inexperienced fighter. But as the book went on there were many times when Bilbo was forced into being a hero. When the Goblins had captured the dwarves‚ it lied on Bilbo to save them and save them he did. Also when the company reached Erebor‚ Smaug cornered the dwarves. Bilbo could have escaped and saved himself‚ but instead he dropped
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the monster‚ Dragon. In Beowulf‚ the dragon guards a horde of treasure in a hidden mound. A thief from Geatland steals the dragon’s goblet‚ which enrages the Dragon and endangers the entire clan to be put on fire. Similarly‚ in The Hobbit‚ when Bilbo Baggins musters his courage to enter the Dragon’s lair‚ his first instinct is to “grasp a great two-handled cup‚ as heavy as he could carry…” (Tolkien 198). Bilbo’s success in stealing the cup delights the dwarves‚ but infuriates the Dragon to burn out
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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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instance‚ not everyone is the same‚ some people are so tight in their comfort zone they are too scared to go forth and explore the rest of the world‚ Other people leave on an adventure then come back a totally changed person. I will be talking about how Bilbo was a gentle creature that didn’t like leaving his comfy bed and his easy lifestyle. To know how
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J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ the Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins goes on a long treacherous journey to retrieve the dwarves treasure from the dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo is terrified to go on this adventure but is soon persuaded to go. This story is an epic that states all of the steps of a “hero’s journey”. With this being said‚ the three steps of a “hero’s journey” are the departure‚ initiation‚ and the return. Through Bilbo’s misadventures‚ he goes through all of these steps. Bilbo and all of his companions learn throughout
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author wanted.The characters also very intelligent. First of all‚ these fantasy creatures have many positive things like Bilbo is a adventures hobbit because of his mother side of the family that is the tookish the reason why he likes the tookish side is because that is the adventurous side and he always make sure he is a nice guy. The dwarves are very brave because they helped Bilbo when he was in trouble. Thorin is the main darf he is the leader and he is very intelligent
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Reading on a surface level‚ the beloved mythological children’s story‚ The Hobbit is an imaginative tale of unusual creatures and battles‚ but an in-depth look at the author‚ J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and circumstances reveals a deeper look at the social and economic problems in his world. The Hobbit is a quest tale‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ in the early 1930’s. During that time there were many consequences from World War I‚ which affected Tolkien’s writing style. He was a creative writer that was
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of a piece of music‚ can give hints of what a certain group‚ like dwarves‚ elves‚ and goblins are like. First of all‚ the dwarves song makes the average reader want to go places. You can see an example of this in page 14 of‚ The Hobbit‚ When Bilbo Baggins goes from a character who would just rather stay at home‚ to a character who craved to go on an adventure. I know this because the text states‚ “As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things.” Then later on the narrator quoted‚ “ Then
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