good as a read as it was. J.R.R. Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ has characters that are wild and characters that just are not thought of. He is a mastermind when it comes to mythological creatures. Bilbo Bagins is a Hobbit that meets a wizard named Gandalf. He is the main
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OCdt Tam‚ Harry Dr. M. Hurley ENE100 10-Oct-2014 The Hobbit: A Romance Narrative Bilbo Baggins’ journey through Middle Earth has been argued to be many different types of literature from an epic to a fairy tale‚ but many of its aspects point out The Hobbit as being a romance. One important factor in the creation of a romance is the environment‚ one of mystique and the supernatural. Bilbo travels through the fantastical land of Middle Earth to accomplish a mission that could save the world‚ he
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beginning of the adventure‚ Bilbo is a conservative‚ careful hobbit‚ blind to the adventurous side of his world. The Tookish part in him has been buried deep as a result of his community‚ and their narrow-minded view on life. We can see this when Gandalf arrives at his house‚ and begins talking to him and he says‚ “We don’t want any adventures here‚ thank-you!” thus implying that it is not directly his opinion. Throughout the journey‚ he becomes progressively independent‚ although at first he is
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high school curriculum. This story of adventure is about a benign‚ ignorant creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim its vast treasure from the dragon Smaug. The group travel into the wild where they encounter trolls‚ goblins‚ the Elves of Rivendell‚ forest elves‚ giant
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Tolkien’s sentiments about the nature of hobbits but the Took part of him is not wholly satisfied with the homely lifestyle led by hobbits. This‚ and his size‚ make him a prime candidate for Gandalf to pick to accompany the dwarves on the quest to reclaim the mountain. With a nudge from out his door by Gandalf‚ Bilbo sets off on his adventure in a manner that is typical of a hero (Green 41). He is seeking to prove himself after being discredited by the dwarves as looking “more like a grocer than a
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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ the main character‚ goes through many experiences that changes him. During his adventures with the dwarves and Gandalf‚ Bilbo is given titles‚ battles dangerous creatures‚ and has a run-in with a dragon. Before their expedition‚ Gandalf gives Bilbo the title of “Burglar”. This is demonstrated in the quote “If I say he’s a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes” (Tolkien 19). This title is only given to Bilbo so he joins the dwarves in their
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both perspectives‚ however‚ Bilbo is not a traditional hero. He is viewed as a "low- mimetic hero" (Crabbe 55). This means that he is no better than the common man in stature or in height. This helps the reader identify with him. On the contrary‚ Gandalf is a "high-mimetic hero." He is
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s use of similes in "The Fellowship of the Ring‚" like most of his figurative language and imagery in the Ring trilogy‚ attach characters and events to the neighboring dwarf and elven lands‚ to nature. He‚ made what novel experts of Concordia University have called a Christian epic‚ locates spirituality not in a Christ-like figure‚ such as C.S. Lewis’ Aslan‚ but in recurrent relation to innate vigor. His nature similes ground Middle Earth folk in spiritual life. The way he chooses
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In 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
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HOBBIT” by J.R.R.Tolkien‚ which is part of the widely known fantasy genre. The plot of the book is about a young hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins who is visited by a band of dwarves lead by the great Thorin Oakenshield and a grand wizard called Gandalf who are looking for someone to share an adventure with and reclaim the dwarven kingdom from the mighty dragon Smaug. At the beginning of the adventure‚ out of the party Bilbo is least fit for the job that the dwarves have asked him to do‚ is that
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