looked out the window. I had told the waitress the nice things about my family. I hadn’t told her what I had told Bao in the parking lot. My father was an educated man. He liked to say that I was born on the same day as Bilbo Baggins. Baggins was a character in Tolkien’s novel “The Hobbit.” Dad was a heavy drinker who frequently hit my mother. When I received my draft notice‚ he threatened to shoot me if I went to Canada instead the Army. “I’ll track to the Yukon and blow your brains out‚” he said.
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How Bilbo Influences The Story In the book‚ “The Hobbit”‚ by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ there are many ways the author shows how the character‚ Bilbo‚ influences the story. Bilbo is very clever and intelligent. He always saves the dwarves from trouble. His risk-taking personality helped him become one of the most important characters in the story. Bilbo’s intelligence shows in Chapter 5 when he wins the battle between him and Gollum. Bilbo’s intelligence helped him win the battle and it also helped
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book‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo is a hobbit that is just trying to live his life in tranquility when a wizard named Gandalf comes around and shakes his whole world. Gandalf’s goal in coming to Bilbo’s house is to convince Bilbo to join the expedition. The expedition that he joins will span across the land. However‚ there is a slight notch in Gandalf’s plan. Hobbits hate expeditions. So naturally at first Bilbo refuses to come.Therefore Gandalf will keep trying and eventually Bilbo will join
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beat‚ or an internal conflict. When starting to read The Hobbit‚ the reader may be inclined to think that Smaug is the main physical antagonist and a challenge for Bilbo Baggins to overcome. In reality‚ The Hobbit falls into the second category‚ and Bilbo’s main struggle in the story is to keep balance between his two inner selves‚ his Baggins side and his Took side. Bilbo is not the only character that faces inner conflict throughout The Hobbit. J. R. R. Tolkien uses internal conflict to show the gradual
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J.R.R Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit. Bilbo has a more positive act towards Rivendell‚ while the dwarves are more negative. Elrond had his own thoughts about the journey and of the dragons roguery. Also‚ the text reveals that elves value playfulness and the spreading of rumours. In the novel‚ Bilbo Baggins and the thirteen dwarves have different reactions towards the valley and the folk occupying it. Bilbo thought well of Rivendell as a whole. When the author states‚ “Bilbo would have liked to stay
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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is presented as a hero‚ however does not posses the stereotypical qualities of this persona. Throughout the novel Bilbo is faced with immense challenges‚ defying all odds in order to survive. These challenges allow him to gain wisdom and compassion‚ ultimately helping him achieve status as a hero. However‚ his clear preference for simple domestic pleasures‚ over such adventures‚ is an obvious defiance of a classic hero. In addition‚ it is made apparent
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necessary in a person for him or her to be a hero? Well‚ we can examine closely many other characters that may not fulfill these two factors; one of them is a little hobbit that lives in The Shire called Frodo Baggins. He’s a character from J.R. Tolkien’s trilogy "The Lord of the Rings"‚ a young and interesting hobbit who is interested in adventure and fun. Frodo was adopted by his uncle Bilbo Baggins‚ the wealthy bachelor‚ after his parents died. By coincidence‚ Bilbo and Frodo shared a common birthday with
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The Hobbit: 3 Character Traits of Bilbo Mercedes This essay is going to discuss three characteristics of Bilbo. My first trait is courageous‚ then second trait is resourceful‚ and third trait is tentative. Firstly‚ Bilbo is very courageous. Examples from the text are when he rode the eagle‚ goes on the quest with Gandalf‚ and the dwarves. He is courageous when he accepts the task of leading a contingent of dwarves on a quest to reclaim the lonely Mountain He steals the guard’s
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The Hobbit was originally published in September of 1937. When the book was first published‚ as a children’s novel‚ hopes for the book were not very high. The first print was only 1500 copies however‚ the novel has sold 100 million since. It brings up a very important question‚ what is the underlying reason the story has endured over generations of readers? Some people would argue it is the quest‚ or the journey. Other people argue that the idea of overcoming obstacles‚ loyalty‚ friendship‚ and courage
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Keep The Hobbit in School “Fantasy is escapist and that is glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy‚ don’t we consider it his duty to escape? If we value the freedom of mind and soul if we’re partisans of liberty‚ then it’s our plain duty to escape‚ and to take as many people with us as we can!” This quote is by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ the author and creator of the middle-earth themed novel‚ the Hobbit. Tolkien explains the innocence of fantasy fiction novels. The Hobbit wasn’t written as a way to
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