OCdt Tam‚ Harry Dr. M. Hurley ENE100 10-Oct-2014 The Hobbit: A Romance Narrative Bilbo Baggins’ journey through Middle Earth has been argued to be many different types of literature from an epic to a fairy tale‚ but many of its aspects point out The Hobbit as being a romance. One important factor in the creation of a romance is the environment‚ one of mystique and the supernatural. Bilbo travels through the fantastical land of Middle Earth to accomplish a mission that could save the world‚ he
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1966; Published by Ballantine Publishing Group. c. The author of “The Hobbit” is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Tolkien was born on January 3‚ 1892‚ in Bloemfontein‚ South Africa. After serving in the First World War‚ he decided to take up an academic career. He studied Anglo-Saxon at Oxford‚ Pembroke College‚ and Merton College and retired in 1959. He also wrote “Lord of the Rings”. Tolkien died on September 2‚ 1973 at the age of 81. II. Description of the genre of the book a. The
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Name Book Review Book title: The Hobbit Book: The Hobbit author: J.R.R. Tolkien Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Copyright date: 1966 Number of pages: 304 I would classify this genre (type) of fiction as: adventure‚ realistic fiction‚ romance‚ mystery‚ detective‚ historical‚ science fiction‚ fantasy‚ drama‚ other: Adventure and Fantasy The book is written in which point of view? Who tells the story? How does the storyteller influence the way the story is told? The book is written in third person
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Cited: Tolkien‚ John R.R. The Hobbit. N.p.: George Allen & Unwin‚ 1937. 15. Web.
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write one of the most intriguing and fanatical book series’ ever created. J.R.R. Tolkien was forty-five years old when he began to write the Hobbit‚ A prequel to Lord of the Rings‚ Tolkien was born in 1892‚ and died in 1973‚ he was twice a professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford in England. Tolkien was addicted to learning and writing about the Old English language and Anglo-Saxon topics. J.R.R. Tolkien based Fellowship of the Ring‚ on his personal life‚ English Ruins‚ and much of English
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has differences‚ as well as similarities‚ to our own world. The author has created the novel’s world‚ Middle Earth‚ not only by using imagination‚ but by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the book enable readers to relate to the setting‚ yet have the ability to "imagine" exciting events and organisms not found on Earth.<br><br>The majority of differences between Middle Earth and today’s world are found in objects
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Personal Reading Response The novel “The Hobbit‚” written by J.R.R Tolkien is about Bilbo Baggins‚ a normal Hobbit‚ who had never asked for an adventure until 13 dwarves and Gandalf The Wizard show up at his doorstep for tea. They want to use Bilbo as a thief for their quest to reclaim the treasure from the fearsome dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo reluctantly joins the company of the dwarves as they set off on their journey to cross the Misty Mountains‚ which is troll and golbin country and the untamed wild
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personal factors can influence our sense of belonging Due Thursday 28th- 1000 words Social and personal factors in one’s life influence and change our own sense of belonging. Peter Skrzynecki in his suite of poems “Immigrant Chronicle” and J.R.R Tolkien in his 1937 fictional novel “The Hobbit” both explore how social and personal factors influence an understanding of acceptance and belonging in their respective texts. Both Peter (being the persona) and Bilbo question in what social and personal
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The Hobbit which was one the most popular fantasy novels and children’s book by J.R.R‚ Tolkien. It was published in 1937 and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and was awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tibune for the best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children’s literature. Two movies named Unexpected Journey and Desolation of Smaug were made in 2012 and 2013 respectively according to the story of Hobbit‚ Both movies were very successful. Point
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Many people´s personalities come from the family they come from. In J.R.R Tolkien´s The Hobbit‚ the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ embarks on a journey to let out his Tookish side of his family. Bilbo shows his Tookishness when he decides to go on the journey‚ when he steals from the trolls‚ and Bilbo was able to escape the cluthes of Gollum. In the beginning of the novel‚ Gandalf offered Bilbo the chance to go on a journey to win back gold front the dragon‚Smaug. Bilbo accepted
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