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    Behind the Creatures and Monsters Hobbits‚ dragons‚ orcs‚ goblins… that is what most people think of when they think J.R.R Tolkien. What they do not think about is Tolkien as who he is: a human. J.R.R Tolkien was obsessed with learning. It was instilled in him from early on. The different ways that learned in his life‚ including his travel‚ the death in his life‚ family religion‚ linguistics‚ and‚ of course‚ academia‚ have influenced his work such as The Hobbit. From an early age‚ Tolkien had major

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    Mountain In this case‚ the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has changes made to it that make the novel look bad. The title of the book is The Hobbit written by J.R.R Tolkien and the director of the movie is Peter Jackson. A small‚ peaceful hobbit named Bilbo Baggins goes on an unwanted adventure with 13 dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf. In the chapter‚ “Inside Information”‚ Bilbo begins to act more brave and starts to show the characteristics of a hero. In the movie Jackson changed the way

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    What makes a hero heroic? What helps a savior save people? What makes a victor victorious? We are introduced to many different heroes in both Beowulf and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. There are certain characteristics about heroes that make them so fantastic and unique. Throughout both of these works‚ we see these certain characteristics in our heroes that include: a sense of strategy in every thought and plan‚ bravery and courage in every action that is taken‚ and a great sense of determination

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    "The Hobbit" By Arthur Chen In The Hobbit‚ names are more than just coincidences or appellations - they are symbolic of characteristics embodied by the characters to whom they belong. Not only do their names portray their characteristic‚ but their actions do as well. Some characters supporting this idea are Gandalf and Gollum. Gandalf literally means " wand-elf." A "wand-elf" is an elf who is using a magical device to enhance his magical powers‚ bringing him to a higher echelon. Therefore

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    novels‚ such as The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien where the reader follows the shenanigans of Bilbo Baggins while he and his group make their way to retrieve Dwarven gold. Throughout this story it is clear to anyone reading

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    Bilbo Baggins is given the responsibility of saving the dwarves from being eaten by Smaug‚ the dragon‚ just like when he saved the dwarves from multiple terrible situations such as saving them from the trolls. The title of this book is The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien and the director of the movie “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” is Peter Jackson. The book and movie are about a hobbit named Bilbo who is called to go on an adventure. In this adventure Bilbo‚ 13 dwarves‚ and a wizard will go

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    The Hobbit which then came to life in the making of the movie‚ The Hobbit: The desolation of smaug. He was a feirsome‚ colossal dragon who’s head is the size of a bus and his body‚ twice the size of a 747 jumbo jet‚ a commercial jet airliner‚ also used for cargo. In the film‚ He invaded the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor and took over the Lonely Mountain which the Dwarfs‚ along with the company of Hobbit Bilbo Baggins‚ intend to reclaim. http://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/07/peter-jackson-hobbit-smaug

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    Hobbit Essay

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    The Hobbit 5 paragraph essay “Soon the goblins had a ring of smoke and flame all round the dwarves‚ a ring which they kept from spreading outwards; but it closed slowly until the running fire was licking the fuel piled under the trees. Smoke was in Bilbo’s eyes‚ he could feel the heat of the flames( even though he was so high up in the trees); and through the reek he could see the goblins dancing round and round in a circle like people round a midsummer bonfire. Outside the ring of dancing warriors

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    on a voyage facing several different challenging elements. These elements include‚ Separation and Departure‚ Trials and Victories of Initiation‚ and Rescue From Without. The two heroes‚ in this case‚ are Odysseus and Bilbo Baggins. In The HobbitBilbo Baggins‚ a introverted hobbit‚ was dragged into a strange journey‚ much different than his peaceful life at home. Odysseus’ (in The Odyssey) story is similar‚ he was forced into the war‚ away from his family; for twenty years; fighting battle after

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    In J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ the HobbitBilbo 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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