Elizabeth Corbitt Discussion 3 What similarities have you seen between the book‚ The Hobbit‚ and Beowulf? At first I saw major differences between Beowulf and The Hobbit. One is a story that was once a simple bed time story for the author’s children and the other is a poem that is the oldest English literature that we have today. So‚ due to them being completely different in ways they really are completely alike. Reading Beowulf
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Throughout The Hobbit there are several different themes. The main theme in The Hobbit is to “always face your fears”. Bilbo faces his fears many times during the adventure. That is the main theme because Bilbo and other hobbits are known to not like adventures‚ or do anything unusual. In the beginning‚ Bilbo was afraid to even go on the adventure‚ but by going on the adventure he faced many of his fears. He thinks about not doing many things during the adventure‚ but yet he faces his fears by doing
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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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In Tolkien’s book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ the Hobbits (Frodo‚ Sam‚ Pippin‚ and Merry) must go on their journey without Gandalf (the wizard) to protect them. During their journey‚ the Hobbits face many challenges that they must overcome‚ but without the help of others‚ they would not have survived. The first major challenge the Hobbits must overcome is the Old Forrest. In the Old Forest‚ the trees are “alive” and change the path the Hobbits must take several times. Frodo
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Behind the Creatures and Monsters Hobbits‚ dragons‚ orcs‚ goblins… that is what most people think of when they think J.R.R Tolkien. What they do not think about is Tolkien as who he is: a human. J.R.R Tolkien was obsessed with learning. It was instilled in him from early on. The different ways that learned in his life‚ including his travel‚ the death in his life‚ family religion‚ linguistics‚ and‚ of course‚ academia‚ have influenced his work such as The Hobbit. From an early age‚ Tolkien had major
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As social activist Eartha Kitt once said‚ “Greed is so destructive. It destroys everything.” In Beowulf‚ by an anonymous writer and The Hobbit‚ by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ greed plays an omnipresent role‚ as it manifests itself into the societies of the texts‚ resulting in acts of war. Each text utilizes similar methods in their depiction of greed‚ as it is shown as a cause for the seemingly endless acts of wartime malice. Additionally‚ both texts seem to emphasize a certain notion that with the possession
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The reason people climb Mount Everest is a mixture of things but mainly to accomplish something inside yourself. If you are an avid climber and that’s your passion but there are other feelings that come along with it such as feeling powerful when you finally reach your goal of the summit or the thrill of almost dieing or the adrenaline that comes with helping or saving someone else’s life. It’s simply because it’s dangerous and human beings can’t stay away from something that is dangerous‚ it is
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Essays‚ Not Rants! 173: But What Does It All Mean? When The Lord of The Rings was first published there was a lot of talk about its relation to the second World War. It got to the point that in the foreword to a later edition‚ Tolkien explicitly said that no‚ it was not in any way an allegory of World War Two. Tolkien wasn’t a huge fan of allegories‚ to the point where he usually considered them detrimental to the story (and also the biggest flaw of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe)
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A boy wakes up in an elevator with no recollection of his name‚ where he comes from‚ or where he is. As he emerges from the earth‚ he finds himself in a community of boys‚ living in a glade. As the boy slowly starts unearthing memories‚ such as his name‚ Thomas‚ he also finds out more sinister things from the other boys about the place he’s landed. The boys are held prisoners within the centre of a gigantic maze‚ and for three years they’ve been looking for a way out. And now it’s up to Thomas to
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beowulf has a vast amount metaphors in its story mostly representing the beliefs of the original author. Some of these metaphor can be easily notabile such as on how good will always triumph over evil witch is represented by beowulf always defeating his foes. one of the many topics discussed throughout the story is gold and the influence on the characters. the story is based in anglo saxon times therefore most of the peoples beliefs would be about loyalty‚honor‚ bravery and such. Gold throughout
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