The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel
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One will learn more about the nature of hobbits and dwarves‚ wizards and elves‚ one will infer more about Gollum and why Bilbo’s meeting with him was so important in the event of the lord of the rings‚ in addition‚ they essentially follow the same story line and that is one reason to read the hobbit first. Another thing is that Tolkien wrote in a style that is a bit more formal and more intellectual than most modern fiction writers. Also reading the hobbit first before reading Lord of the Rings has
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The Alchemist- responding to the novel 1- The novel is based on 19th-20th century‚ Santiago‚ the shepherd lives out in the fields with his sheep. He goes from Andalusia‚ Spain to Tangier‚ from Tangier he travels to the Saharan oasis Al-Fayoum. The impact of the time setting in this novel is the fact that religion is very strong amongst the people. We as readers come across this time setting and setting (location) itself has an impact on the behavior of the characters we come across as we come
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Persuasive Essay The Hobbit Book Report The Hobbit was one of the best stories I have read. Therefore‚ I think it should stay in the current high school curriculum. This story of adventure is about a benign‚ ignorant creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins. One day‚ Bilbo gets an unexpected party in his hobbit- hole from twelve dwarves and the wizard‚ Gandalf the Gray. He is then recruited to be their burglar on their way to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim
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from region to region the glamourous figures that cross through dense woods and winding rivers to guide them on their way‚ he excludes concrete religious deities as a factoring role among the adventures he has created. The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are syncretic endeavors in which Tolkien synthesizes different religious traditions into a unifying spirituality rather than infusing his world with a specific religious ideology. Tolkien pulls key religious traditions from mostly medieval ideologies
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time to read “The Alchemist‚” by Paulo Coelho‚ if the question of which part of the story suggests the title “The Alchemist” remains obscure. Many people have read this book. However‚ most of them don’t know why the title of this novel is “The Alchemist.” Although there is no specific reason about why the title is “The Alchemist” in the story‚ the novel is entitled “The Alchemist” because Coelho thinks that the life of Santiago‚ the main character‚ is similar to that of the alchemist‚ a character in
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the little prince that there lived a monster. The little prince was still sitting in front of the tent and waiting for someone. The alchemist went down to his tent‚ and the little prince looked around and found nothing else in the tent except a row of books and a small stove for cooking. "Sit down. We can have something to drink and eat the fox." "Said the alchemist. “I came from Asteroid-B612‚I don’t eat foxes. He’s my partner." "Said the little prince. "Why do you want to see me? "Asked the little
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The Hobbit is a tale of Bilbo Baggins and his quest for harrowing adventure‚ with themes of a literal and metaphorical search. His character drastically develops in the hunt of this journey’s goal. Often in the land of Middle Earth‚ the idea of quests is dismissed by Hobbits. Bilbo‚ in reality‚ is helping Gandalf by agreeing to support Thorin & Co. on their quest to fight for what was once theirs‚ the kingdom under the mountain. But one may say that this is Bilbo’s pursuit to venture out
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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST! (And Brotherhood of course.) Basic Information: So first a little backstory on the Manga. The first volume was published on Janurary 22nd‚ 2002‚ and the last was published on November 22nd‚ 2010 in Japan. Then Viz Media started publishing the english version‚ having the first volume published on May 3rd‚ 2005‚ and the last on December 20th‚ 2 011. On October 4th‚ 2003‚ they started an Anime adaption of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga. Because the Manga had just started 2 years
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Falling into a dark cave where’s living a strange creature or being eaten by giant spiders in the forest would be extremely fearful for most of the people‚ but for only person who instead gains valour and becomes a hero. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien presents an unlikely hero‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf‚ a wizard and family friend‚ forces Bilbo out of his comfort zone onto the journey to recover the dwarves home and gold from an evil dragon‚ Smaug. Bilbo fulfills the archetypal hero’s journey
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