The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The main character is Bilbo Baggins. He is a small little hobbit. He really likes adventures‚ but doesn’t like to show that he does. He is a quite person. He likes to have his privacy. Now Gandalf the big gray wizard is very tall and is The Hobbit is a book that shows that even the most unlikely person‚ or hobbit can turn out to be a real hero. In the book‚ Bilbo gets caught up in an adventure that will later change his life. In the beginning Bilbo Baggins ran into
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I will be talking about Gandalf’s role in the story and how he is like a father figure to Bilbo. The Hobbit was wrote by J. R. R. Tolkien. We first see Gandalf at the beginning of the story when he meets Bilbo at his hobbit hole. The first impression the story gives us about Gandalf is he is wise and every time he visits he tells adventourus stories. Gandalf is a old wise wizard‚ who isn’t interested in the gold the dwarves were looking for but to push Bilbo into a new life style. Gandalf’s role
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The Hobbit: Chapter Seven-- Queer Lodgings 1. Why did Bilbo pinch the eagle? PG___ Bilbo was quite frightened while riding on the eagle’s back and no doubt was simply hanging on too tightly thus inadvertently pinching the eagle. 2. What announcement caused the dwarves to moan and Bilbo to weep? PG___ Gandalf‚the wizard‚ announced that he would no longer be able to accompany the party of adventurers on their journey. 3. According to Gandalf what are two possibilities explaining the
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Throughout The Hobbit there are several different themes. The main theme in The Hobbit is to “always face your fears”. Bilbo faces his fears many times during the adventure. That is the main theme because Bilbo and other hobbits are known to not like adventures‚ or do anything unusual. In the beginning‚ Bilbo was afraid to even go on the adventure‚ but by going on the adventure he faced many of his fears. He thinks about not doing many things during the adventure‚ but yet he faces his fears by doing
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could dry their clothes on and they want to see if there is more food for them to eat. They all were miserable because they were wet and cold from the rain‚ they were hungry because they had little food and they hadn’t started a fire yet. 6. A hobbits natural trait of moving quickly and quietly would be great value to a burglar. 7. When Bilbo showed up the trolls were arguing about how they haven’t had a satisfying meal in a long time‚ just mutton every day‚ since William convinced them to
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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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The hobbit is a movie about a hobbit named Bilbo who was living peacefully in his hobbit hole until one day Gandalf the wizard shows up and brings all these dwarfs so that Bilbo could go on a adventure. But Bilbo didn’t want to leave his house and so he told them that he was not going to go but then changed his mind and went after them. The dwarf Thorin didn’t want BIlbo to come though because Bilbo wasn’t a burglar as Gandalf had told the dwarfs that he was. So he doubted Bilbo and thought that
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Greed Intro Essay "Greed will always leave you dissatisfied because you’ll never be able to get everything you desire. Greed never allows you to think you have enough; it always destroys you by making you strive ever harder for more." (Rabbi Benjamin Blech). This statement points to the idea that one’s greed will never be satisfied because it will always keep wanting more. Greed is only achieved through an individual’s selfish desires which creates conflicts in personal relationships and society
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Luke 12:15 says: Then he said to them‚ “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the priest all allow their greed to control their lives. Instead of their focus being God‚ their only ambition is worldly wealth. Kino’s envy of those more fortunate than he is leads to his greed causing him to make poor choices. Like any young man‚ Kino is ambitious. He desires to move
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Although many things have changed‚ the recurring themes of human greed and betrayal have both stayed persistent. By examining several stories this essay aims to critically assess the underlying theme of greed‚ specifically in the form of greed for personal rank and reputation‚ greed for wealth‚ greed over religion for worldly goods‚ and final greed and betrayal of loyalty for love. In this essay I will be looking at the underlying theme of greed by articulating four readings from World Literature and Thought
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