Q: How might Gandalf be considered a father figure in the novel? This means how does Gandalf guide the company‚ most importantly Bilbo‚ in a way like a father would to his children. A: Gandalf plays a huge role in the story‚ as we all know‚ but a major part of his role is how much like a father he acts to Bilbo as well as the rest of the company. He guides them for much of their journey‚ teaching them tips and tricks as well as how to use their brains a little bit to get them out of trouble. This
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The well-known adventure novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and the historical fiction novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson both exemplify the use of the “wise old man” archetype through the characters Gandalf and “Grandfather.” Although the former is a powerful sorcerer and the latter is a vulnerable slave‚ both act as sagacious advisors for the stories’ main protagonists—Bilbo and Isabel. At one point in the Chains text‚ when Isabel (a slave girl) goes to the town’s pump to get her water‚ Grandfather
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but the loss of the Trojan War. King Théoden would have turned his back on Gondor‚ resulting in the imminent destruction of Middle Earth (wikia.com). In the Lord of the Rings‚ Gandalf is depicted as the wise old man‚ as Nestor is to the Achaian army in The Iliad. Though the two fictional worlds are very different‚ Gandalf and Nestor are still very comparable. In the two famous works of literature and in many other great tales‚ the archetypal character of the wise old man comes up over and over
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Tolkien‚ followed by The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again‚ a soon to be released in 2013 and 2014. Set in sixty years before The Lord of the Rings‚ 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
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Ring‚ The Two Towers and The Return of the King. This movie was first released in 2001 and was filmed in in the far wide green plains and the snowy mountains of New Zealand. The main characters are: Sauron‚ Saruman the White (Sauron’s new ally)‚ Gandalf the Grey‚ Frodo Baggins‚ Bilbo Baggins (Frodo’s uncle)‚ Samwise gamgee‚ Meriadoc Brandybuck AKA Merry‚ Preregin Took AKA Pippin‚ Aragorn son of Arathorn (Isildur’s heir)‚ Legolas of the woodland realms‚ Gimli son of Gloin‚ Boromir of Gondor‚ Elrond
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Moral Courage EMMA WALSKY PRE-AP CHALLENGE ENGLISH 9 MRS. PEARSON 2 MARCH 2013 “It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” (Mark Twain) Courage is the mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty. Aragorn‚ from The Lord of the Rings‚ Odysseus from The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ and Katniss from The Hunger Games all demonstrate jarring courage throughout their journey to heroism. As Aragorn leads
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The Hobbit or There and Back Again 1. List of words 1. Impecunious Määritelmät: rahaton‚ vähävarainen‚ varaton 2. Tassel Määritelmät: tupsu 3. Vigorous Määritelmät: elinvoimainen‚ ponteva‚ tarmokas 4. Exert Määritelmät: käyttää‚ ponnistella‚ paneutua 5. Courteous Määritelmät: kohtelias 6. Correspondence Määritelmät: vastaavuus‚ kirjeenvaihto‚ yhtäpitävyys‚ yhteismitallisuus 7. Perturbed Määritelmät: huolestunut 8. Blunder Määritelmät: munaus‚ kömmähdys‚ kommellus 9. Prosperous Määritelmät: menestyvä
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order to stop the dark lord‚ Sauron‚ from regaining his full power once more. In order to do this Frodo teams up with 3 of his hobbit friends‚ Sam‚ Pippin‚ and Merry‚ two humans Aragorn‚ and Boromir‚ a dwarf‚ Gimli‚ an elf‚ Legolas‚ and a wizard‚ Gandalf the Grey. They are known as the Fellowship of the Ring. Their objective is simple‚ yet dangerous; destroy the ring. Along the way‚ some are tempted by the power of the ring‚ leading to conflicts. In the end‚ Frodo and Sam run off by themselves to
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there are usually some names that immediately come to mind. When we hear "wizard" the names that pop up are most likely Merlin and Gandalf. When we hear "magician" the names we think of are likely to be Harry Houdini and David Copperfield. Although the names of these wizards and magicians are both highly distinguished‚ they are so for different reasons. Merlin and Gandalf are legendary because of their roles in story books‚ movies‚ and fairytales; they are known to us only in a mythical context. On
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Thorin is loyal to his forefathers and as a result heads off ‘to find our long-forgotten gold.’ This act of loyalty‚ to restore honor to Thorin and his descendant’s name‚ is the whole story line of the novel. If the dwarves had not been loyal to Gandalf then‚ the ever-necessary‚ Bilbo would not have accompanied them on their adventure. If the dwarves had not been honorable to the lake men then the battle of five armies would never have happened. Loyalty to others‚ such as Beorn and the eagles‚ was
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