unambitious lifestyle in his town‚ The Shire. This is until a wise wizard; named Gandalf‚ and a company of ambitious dwarves‚ show up on the doorstep of his hobbit-hole. They whisk poor Bilbo on a journey that develops Bilbo’s qualities as he becomes wiser and more courageous. This essay will demonstrate those changes‚ as well as what occurred along the journey to make these changes happen. In the beginning of the novel‚ Gandalf and the dwarves sweep Bilbo away from his town on an exciting adventure to
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ later fitted as a trilogy. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien’s earlier fantasy book The Hobbit and soon developed into a much larger story. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949‚ with much of it being written during World War II. It was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955‚ and has since been reprinted numerous times and translated
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“Still Gandalf could be seen‚ glimmering in the gloom; he seemed small” (371). This demonstrates that no matter how great the price‚ Gandalf is going to stand to protect the Ring. He is subconsciously protecting the Ring and the Fellowship. Power is not evil nor is it pure‚ it is what people choose to do with that power. Gandalf stands there awaiting the approaching Balrog‚ which the dwarfs released on accident many
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episodes where Gandalf‚ the dwarves‚ and Bilbo fight against the many terrors of Middle Earth. Through fights with goblins‚ trolls‚ wargs and the Battle of Five Armies‚ it is seen that good always prevails over evil. The first encounter is with trolls. The first evil that Bilbo and the dwarves come across is the trolls. Tolkien sets the reader up by saying that trolls and dwarves have a history of not getting along. The dwarves and Bilbo are caught by the trolls and put into sacks. Gandalf‚ the wizard
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Amos 1 Alexandra Amos English 1 Mrs. Crosby 9 January 2013 The Hobbit In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien there is this Hobbit names Bilbo Baggins whose life has changed forever when he stumbles upon a wizard named Gandalf and a bunch of dwarves. In this book Bilbo has a set way of doing things eats breakfast twice a day and has a routine. One adventure changed his life forever when he got offered to be a burglar for the dwarves at the lonely mountain. He had to endure a treacherous journey
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Throughout The Hobbit‚ the dwarves and Gandalf reference to Bilbo as the “burglar” of the group. Although Gandalf recruited Bilbo to join the travelers‚ the dwarves skepticize the hobbit’s ability by his appearance and demeanor. However‚ Gandalf tells the doubting dwarves‚ “If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. ” As this text excerpt shows‚ Gandalf specifically chose Bilbo for the
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son of the Bagginses‚ a respectable family. His mother was Belladonna Took‚ one of Old Took’s daughters; Old took was the head of the hobbits. Now‚ Baggins lived in a house built by his father long ago. One day as Bilbo was sitting on his porch‚ Gandalf‚ a wizard‚ happened to walk by‚ and after a short conversation Bilbo invites him‚ in regrets‚
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confronted by Ring Wraiths in a surprise ambush. Here Frodo is‚ “hardly less terrified than his companions‚” however‚ “his terror [is] swallowed up in a sudden temptation to put on the ring” that compels‚ “him to disregard all warnings” given to him by Gandalf (191). Frodo is changing significantly because before he wouldn’t have even dreamed of ignoring Gandalf’s advice and didn’t feel as strong of a desire to put the ring on. Frodo is losing some of his identity and innocence in the ring. It is not that
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the journey. Joseph Campbell gives an outline of various hurdles that the hero must overcome throughout their heroic journey. Bilbo Baggins receives his call to adventure during the tea party that was surprisingly held at his house by Gandalf. At this meeting Gandalf informs the thirteen dwarves that he has chosen the fourteenth member of their group‚ and that Bilbo is the burglar that is needed to complete the journey and recover the treasure that they are in search of. During the discussion of
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surprise visit by a wizard named Gandalf who offers Bilbo a chance to go on an adventure. Bilbo ends up saving the party from many dangerous situations at first he finds hard to believe. Bilbo has no idea what’s ahead of him‚ however‚ the end of this novel Bilbo is a brave warrior whose eyes have been opened to the world outside of the Shire‚ a homeland of the hobbits. At the end of this story‚ Bilbo is a changed hobbit. Therefore I agree with the quote from Gandalf “You are not the hobbit you once
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