In J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ the Hobbit‚ Bilbo 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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Tolkien’s novel‚ The Hobbit is an adventurous tale of Bilbo Baggin’s heroic journey as he is hired to save the Arkenstone from the Lonely Mountain where a terrifying dragon dwells. Along this journey he is accompanied by some brave dwarfs and a wise wizard. According to Harmon‚ an epic includes “vast settings‚ a hero of great importance‚ deeds of great valor or requiring superhuman courage‚ supernatural forces‚ and a style of sustained elevation‚” (Harmon 176). Many of these elements are displayed
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looming threat of doom and war meshes itself into Tolkien’s story so easily in this situation. Death inches its way into Tolkien’s writing. Tolkien was homeschooled after the death of his father‚ so Tolkien was heavily influenced by his mother’s views. One such way was the family’s heavy involvement in the Roman Catholic
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All The Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. In the beginning there are two kids‚ Corey and Travis who go to see their grandmother at an inn that used to be haunted. Their grandmother owns it now because the past owners died tragically. When they first get there aren’t many guests. But there is a couple staying there “looking for ghosts”. They are a traveling ghost seeker couple. They saw the Inn on the “Most Haunted Hotels and Inns” So they decided to go there. Corey and Travis over hear them
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The Ring of Gyes The story of “The Ring of Gyes” says justice is what we created base on what we think is moral‚ because we would rather throw out our ability to wrong others‚ than be wronged by others. For the example which Plato mentions in the metaphor‚ if both two people have a ring can make them invisible‚ no matter one is just and the other is unjust they would have the same results of using the ring because the justice is how we think we should judge the others. In reality‚
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The hobbit What does the novel’s bravest character suggest about the nature of bravery ? Bravery means courageous behavior or character. In the novel‚ “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo is by far the most important and bravest character. However‚ Bilbo is not portrayed as a brave hero in the beginning. Rather‚ he is a timid‚ comfortable‚ and complacent homebody like all the other hobbits. As Thorin’s group progresses in its quest for the treasure under the mountain‚ Bilbo also embarks
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Bibliography: Tolkien‚ J.R.R. The Hobbit. New York: Ballantine Books‚ 1989. Print. Tolkien‚ J.R.R. “Fellowship of The Ring.” PDF file. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Hobbit.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
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Danielle Rodriguez December 6‚ 2012 Comp I T/TH 11:00 a.m. Creative Essay “The Class Ring” Picture a beautiful‚ young‚ loving‚ smart girl with caring parents and one amazing boyfriend. Now picture that becoming all a lie. Picture a seventeen year old falling in love with a psychopath‚ and having no clue about the situation. Having your perfect world torn apart right in front of you with no control of stopping it. . Ask Natasha Kennedy just how that happened to her. She was in a picture-perfect
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Life has its challenges‚ and savior figures are here to make those challenges easier. In The Hobbit‚ J. R. R. Tolkien puts in savior figures to show that if one is lucky enough to get saved‚ they must learn from their experiences and be prepared to help others. Gandalf‚ Elrond‚ and Bard are all savior figures because‚ among other attributes‚ they are compassionate‚ courageous‚ and wise and because of them‚ Bilbo becomes faithful and unselfish. Gandalf‚ Elrond‚ and Bard are savior figures because
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The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien is classified as a children’s novel‚ this would be the first steps to the series‚ he would later publish; The Lord of the Rings which resides in the same fictional world established in The Hobbit. The work of The Hobbit mirrors that of various mythos and aspects of the real world. The Hobbit shares many of it’s themes and several of its key qualities in characters with those established in previous stories or myths‚ starting with Bilbo Baggins. The aristocratic
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