him grow into the hobbit we see in the trilogy‚ Lord of the Rings. He gives the dwarves that accompany Bilbo during the journey very interesting personalities‚ making the story even more entertaining to read. The antagonist‚ a furious dragon named Smaug‚ is given a sardonic sense of humor and a greed for gold‚ making interactions with him interesting but tense. Overall‚ all the characters in The Hobbit‚ no matter how important or minor‚ are described carefully. The characters are an important part
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grey and a team of dwarves pay Bilbo a visit. In J.R.R Tolkien’s story‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo has a call to adventure to assist Thorin Oakenshield and company‚ a team of dwarves‚ in reclaiming their fortune stolen from them long ago by the evil dragon Smaug. He is hired to be their burglar. Doing so would include a treacherous journey‚ crossing into the wild‚ past the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood‚ all the way to Smaug’s current home‚ The Lonely Mountain. Bilbo will face many challenges along the way‚
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leaders will remain faithful to the mission. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ is Thorin a heroic leader? Thorin is the leader of a group of 12 dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf who desire to steal back their long lost treasure from the evil dragon Smaug. The group convinces the coach potato Bilbo‚ a hobbit‚ to join them in their crusade. Overconfident and stubborn Thorin lacks the characteristics and virtues of a heroic leader as the group stumbles upon many obstacles and dangers throughout their
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Symbolism in The Hobbit As famous German author‚ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe‚ once said‚ “Character develops itself in the stream of life” (Goethe 1). Most people do not stay the same over the course of their life. Personal experiences create growth in one’s character. These experiences can create a feeling of triumph or self-confidence which can be enough to change someone over time. This can be applied to reality or fiction. In The Hobbit‚ character change serves as the vocal point of the novel
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prevents Thorin’s greed and bring peace to all the Dwarfs‚ Elves and Humans. Bilbo’s decision to return to Hobbiton‚ even though he has a newfound heroism‚ and love for adventure‚ he remains true to himself. Bilbo’s confrontation with Gollum and Smaug. The major challenges I will face when writing my ISP will be ensuring that my essay is clear on topic and the points I use to support it are clearly connected back to the topic. Also‚ when explaining my supporting points‚ it will be a challenge to
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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone wants to be that one person who saves the day‚ but most do not have the guts to do anything heroic. Some individuals might get pushed into an adventure‚ and maybe that ordinary individual might find out who they were really meant to be. Just like a little ordinary hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ who did extraordinary things‚ became a true hero. In “The Hobbit”‚ Bilbo Baggins goes
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Summer reading: The hobbit At the beginning of Bilbos journey he was more introverted and kept things to himself. He was very quiet and didn’t quite understand the world around him. But by the end of the story he finally came out of his shell and began to not just understand the world around him‚ but the other people and creatures around him‚ too. Bilbo was very afraid to go on adventures‚ which caused Gandaulf to trick him on coming with him. I would consider Bilbo a hero because even though
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two possibilities explaining the origin of Beorn? PG___ Gandalf explains that Beorn might either be a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains or that he may be a man descended from the first men who lived before the time of Smaug. Regardless he is able to assume the skin (body) of a huge black bear or that of a man whenever he desires. 4. How does Gandalf prove himself to be a great manipulator when he is talking to Beorn? PG___ Gandalf realizes that Beorn doesn’t normally
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an adventure. A great wizard‚ Gandalf‚ has chosen poor little Bilbo Baggins‚ to help on an adventure with thirteen Dwarfs. What do they aspire to do? They will attempt to travel through Middle Earth‚ and reclaim the riches stolen by a dragon named Smaug. Why is The Hobbit a fantasy book? First of all‚ we need to clarify what a fantasy really is. A fantasy‚ in its deepest form‚ is a story‚ which involves supernatural elements‚ in a fictional setting. What are examples of supernatural elements
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In the book The Hobbit‚ Tolkien uses the golden ring as symbolism‚ revealing actions‚ and inner thinking to interpret Bilbo’s drive. Do you think this “ring” will effect Bilbo in a negative or positive way? In the beginning of the book‚ the main character Bilbo Baggins was not was not much of a hero. Bilbo’s life before the ring was very besotted. He was much like the other hobbits. Comfort seaming and content. All Bilbo wanted to do was eat‚ drink‚ and smoke in his adequate wizened whole
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