Gandalf‚ who is a wise wizard who accompanied Bilbo on his adventure in The Hobbit‚ fills Frodo in on what needs to be done to the ring‚ and that he needs to leave the Shire‚ possibly forever. Frodo is accompanied by: Samwise Gamgee‚ Frodo’s best friend;
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recognizable character similarity is that of Gandalf and Albus Dumbldore. They are both wise and powerful wizards that are on the side of the heroes. There are times where they don’t play an important part in the story‚ which is how they give a chance for the hero to mature and grow in confidence. It is one of the mysterious ways in which the wizards work. People mostly recognize this connection‚ also‚ because in the Harry Potter films there is a framed portrait of Gandalf the Gray hanging in Dumbledore’s office
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Jonathon Rzasnicki Mr. Nash English 4 28 October 2014 Literary Conflicts and Lessons Learned in The Fellowship of the Ring It is often very useful to find the moral of a story. The moral of a story teaches the reader something he or she can improve about themselves or the way they live. JRR Tolkien makes the moral of his story‚ The Fellowship of the Ring‚ known through the conflicts of the characters. Tolkien uses three distinctly different literary conflicts in The Fellowship of the Ring to critique
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leaders possess virtues of honor‚ loyalty‚ altruism‚ and selflessness. Heroic leaders will remain faithful to the mission. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ is Thorin a heroic leader? Thorin is the leader of a group of 12 dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf who desire to steal back their long lost treasure from the evil dragon Smaug. The group convinces the coach potato Bilbo‚ a hobbit‚ to join them in their crusade. Overconfident and stubborn Thorin lacks the characteristics and virtues of a heroic
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dungeons‚ and from a terrifying dragon. Bilbo Baggins is a regular‚ quiet hobbit that a person would not give a second glance to‚ who also saves his future friends from a dangerous foe. Gandalf‚ a great and powerful wizard‚ asked Bilbo to go on a quest as their burglar. Right in the middle of the quest‚ Gandalf leaves the hobbit and the thirteen dwarves and expects them to finish the quest they started. The rest of them walked down a dark and mysterious trail that they were supposed to stay on no
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How One’s Choices Affects Their Destiny Tony Robbins once said‚ “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” A person’s choices affect their future. Everyone has some control over what happens and the decisions one makes will guide them through their life. Everyone is born with a purpose‚ and people must realize that the choices a person makes shapes ones future to fulfill their destiny. An example of this is the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. In this story the
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A hero can be the most disgusting or the most beautiful‚but heroes are supposed for their image and reputation. Human and even dwarves think of almost the same hero one who fights for the innocent and helps when no other can but the difference is humans want a perfect being who is to all peoples certain likes and give to their selfish need and dwarves want a broad hero that brings riches and bounty for them and they deem a certain type of person to be a hero in their eyes. Bilbo Baggins‚from the
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The novel‚ due to its use of such characters as goblins‚ elves‚ trolls‚ giants‚ and others is in tradition‚ a fairy tale. The tale centers on a small hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. It follows the journey of a band of dwarves‚ a wizard named Gandalf‚ and their robber‚ Bilbo on their way to retrieving treasure that had long been taken away from them. The hobbit traveled all over Middle-Earth‚ beginning with Bilbo’s tiny hobbit-hole in the ground‚ to Mirkwood forest‚ to finally reaching the Mountain
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Nicholas Gangone Ms. Sottas Double Entry Journal Prompts March 20‚ 2013 “But men remembered little of all that‚ though some still sang old songs of the dwarf-kings of the Mountain‚ Thror and Dragon‚ and the fall of the lords of Dale.” (Tolkien 176) “I hope I never smell the smell of apples again.” (Tolkien 179) “But the Master was not sorry at all to let them go. They were expensive to keep‚ and their arrival had turned things into a long holiday in which business was a standstill.” (Tolkien
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‘The Hobbit’ is a beautiful story written by J.R.R Tolkien‚ and is full of happy‚ emotional quotes and lovely characters. Tolkien gives detailed descriptions of his characters using humour and often captures his young readers’ attention with short poems. For example‚ he begins his story with the sentence ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit…’ and continues it‚ which then becomes a legend! Tolkien has spun a fascinating tale with adventure involving dragons‚ magicians‚ hobbits‚ dwarves and
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