being “the Mr. Baggins of Bag End was rather pleasant…[and he] was quite happy and did not worry about the future” (42). Frodo enjoys living in Hobbiton with his kin so much that he does not have the heart to leave it at first. He is very fond of the Hobbit life and culture because it is this society that has nurtured him ever since he was born. Likewise‚ Aragorn has an environment that he has been accustomed to for many years. Butterbur Barliman‚ the innkeeper of the
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Moreover‚ both Frodo Baggins and Luke Skywalker‚ the archetypal heroes in The Fellowship of the Ring and the Star Wars trilogy‚ demonstrate the heroic quality of determination with Frodo when he finds his seed of courage then when he endures the wound of the Morgul blade and when he fights against those who underestimate him‚ and Luke shows determination when he trains with Obi Wan and then when he trains with Yoda and most importantly when Yoda dies. When Frodo finds the seed of courage within himself
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Tolkien achieved a lot in life starting with first class honors degree in English after he graduated from Oxford University. Writing pieces such as The Hobbit and Lord of Rings were considered the most popular books in the world because ten million copies were being purchased. Tolkien contributed to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ in which he translated Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ and help interpret
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story‚ but he is more of a hero than all of them. He is one of the few heroes that came out of no real personnel interest‚ but rather to help and support one of his best friends. The only character that is a truly selfless heroic character is the hobbit‚ Samwise Gamgee. Samwise Gamgee is one of only two characters that at least seemed to be truly immune to the seductive powers of the one ring. The only other character that was immune to the corruptive power of the one ring to rule them all was Tom
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A journey is more than just movement from one place to another. It is about learning and growth. How does your prescribed text and related text reflect this statement? The prescribed text "Away" by Michael Gow‚ as well as the related text‚ Peter Jackson’s "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" contain physical journeys which vary greatly. The journey is more important than just movement from one place to another‚ it is the learning and growth which is promoted by the journey which
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In the fantasy novel The Hobbit‚ by J.R. Tolkien there are a lot of obstacles the character Bilbo Baggins has to confront. Throughout the book Bilbo seems to take on different challenges‚ which allow him to mature faster in a way that the Shire would not allow. In the Shire‚ Bilbo was just a normal hobbit who minded his own business and was never late for dinner. But after Gandalf and the dwarves came knocking on his door‚ his whole life seemed to change in an instant and it kept changing in a way
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The Snot Thief of the Dark or Bilbo the Pocket Thief? Engrossed by the screen‚ the flashing lights‚ the angles‚ the sounds‚ or on the couch‚ nodding off. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien in 1997‚ was written for preteen and the teen audience about the adventures‚ challenges and parts of Bilbo journey and life. However the movie The Hobbit “An Unexpected Journey” directed by Peter Jackson in 2012‚ included advanced computer graphics‚ attracting the teens of this time period. This book consists of adventures
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The Hobbit essay Bilbo was a quiet‚ simple hobbit. He always wanted to stay in his little hobbit hole‚ until one day. Throughout his journey‚ bilbo loses this idea more and more. He instead starts to enjoy the life of adventure‚ and he develops as a character. Bilbo is forever changed by his journey. To begin‚ Bilbo doesn’t care what the other hobbits think of him. In chapter 19 he says that he is happy with his own life and he doesn’t need the approval of all the other hobbits. But before
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J.R.R Tolkien once wrote‚ “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (Tolkien 1). Although this was written decades ago‚ this quote laid the foundation for a novel that inspired a vast amount of ideas and works of literature later remodeled and revised to develop new versions of tales previously told. From the dystopian novel The Hunger Games‚ to the mythological tale Percy Jackson‚ authors have derived their own work from literary works preceding their own. In Harry Potter‚ many of the characters
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Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ the protagonist‚ changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo’s character into the three major part of the book‚ prior to the quest‚ during the quest‚ and after the quest. Prior to the quest‚ Bilbo Baggins was a conservative‚ respectable and stubborn hobbit who lead a rich and comfortable life (Stephanie
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