3. JOSEPH CAMPBELL’S THEORY: THE MONOMYTH Joseph Campbell was born in New York 26thof March 1904 and died in Honolulu 30th of October 1987. When he was a student in the University of Columbia‚ he read some of the legends of King Arthur and found similar kinds of themes and motifs that occurred as well in the stories ofNative Americans that he had read as a child. Later in his life‚ he got acquainted with the theories of two renowned psychologists‚ Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and the literary
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Baggins: is the main character of the story. He is a hobbit who prefers the silence of his house to adventure‚ but he is tricked by Gandalf and a group of dwarves to take a journey. Bilbo is not a hero‚ but as the story goes on he changes into a clever and brave hero. Throughout the book‚ he thinks of his home but performs the tasks stated in his contract with Gandalf and the dwarves. His greatest achievement is finding a rin... ... middle of paper ... ...mes snow after fire‚ and even dragons
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adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner. I don’t see what anyone sees in them (page 6).” This he says to Gandalf the Grey who’s a wizard and returns to Hobbiton after many years on a search for someone who is willing to go on an adventure. Right off the bat Bilbo tells Gandalf absolutely not‚ he is not looking for an adventure‚ but Gandalf must of mistook his answer for consent to going on an adventure because before Bilbo knows it he’s off with a group of 13 dwarves on
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during the course of this story. He has gained and lost things along the way and also learned a valuable lesson. It is interesting how Bilbo changes during his journey with the dwarves and Gandalf. Bilbo loved the comfort of his hobbit hole as well as its security. Once he agreed to go on an adventure with Gandalf and the dwarves‚ Bilbo wasn’t the same hobbit he used to be back home. The main character of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ had a different attitude towards adventures from
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When I woke up I was very confused as to what was happening‚ where I was‚ and who I am. As I grasped an understanding of what Gandalf was saying‚ I realized that I had the power of knowledge to prove to Gandalf and Bilbo that I do exist‚ and that I am certain I know who I really am. Knowledge is possible because it is based on self-evident and absolutely certain principles. Sense experience cannot provide the certainty needed to guarantee that what we claim to know is true. Like Plato and Democritus
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FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING PAPER by JOHN HARTUNG The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring is a movie that few can possibly hate. Not only is it an entertaining film‚ but it is also a compelling story. For Catholics‚ however‚ it is very compelling. The use of the characters‚ symbols‚ story-line‚ and more embody similarities between the movie and our Catholic faith. The ring taken upon by Frodo represents the cross. Just as the cross represents self-sacrifice for all the sin and suffering
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was written by Peter Jackson‚ Fran Walsh‚ and Philippa Boyens. Peter Jackson also directed the film. The film was released December 19‚ 2001and the main actors/actresses include Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins)‚ Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins)‚ Ian McKellen (Gandalf)‚ Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn)‚ Sean Astin (Samwise ’Sam ’ Gamgee)‚ Liv Tyler (Arwen)‚ Orlando Bloom (Legolas Greenleaf)‚ Billy Boyd (Peregrin (Pippin) Took)‚ Dominic Monaghan (Meriadoc (Merry) Brandybuck)‚ and Sean Bean (Boromir). (1990-2014 IMDb
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RETURN OF THE KINGS: Everyone except Frodo and Sam arrives at the kingdom of Gondor‚ and though the people of Gondor are amazed and frightened at first by the huge army of walking trees that accompany them‚ everyone smiles and accepts them when Gandalf and Aragorn reveal themselves. The brothers Denethor and Boromir‚ however‚ see that Aragorn brings knowledge from the North which will give their kingship over to Faramir‚ the true King‚ and so they secretly conspire against him. And so later on‚
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to eating the dwarfs when they prepare their dinner. Trolls try to kill them and Bilbo tries to escape from the Troll while they are looking away. However‚ the Trolls become aware of the escaping Hobbits and they capture them again. At that time‚ Gandalf saves the company from the Trolls and leads them to Rivendell‚ where Elrond reveals more secret from the
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Name Book Review Book title: The Hobbit Book: The Hobbit author: J.R.R. Tolkien Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Copyright date: 1966 Number of pages: 304 I would classify this genre (type) of fiction as: adventure‚ realistic fiction‚ romance‚ mystery‚ detective‚ historical‚ science fiction‚ fantasy‚ drama‚ other: Adventure and Fantasy The book is written in which point of view? Who tells the story? How does the storyteller influence the way the story is told? The book is written in third person
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