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    In the book ‚The Hobbit‚ the characters are on a journey and usually on a journey‚ you’re going to need all the strength and intelligence you can get. Both strength and intelligence can be very useful at a time like that‚ but if I had to pick the most important one‚ it would be intelligence. Intelligence can help you think before you do‚ is easily shared‚ and helps you with skills. Intelligence can be a major key because it gets you to think things through. You want to at least think about

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    Paulo Coelho‚ the author of The Alchemist‚ alludes the importance of travel in our lives and in our pursuit of our dreams through Santiago’s quest. Santiago‚ the main character‚ had been having a reoccurring dream that prompted him to seek spiritual assistance from a Gypsy. The Gypsy had interpreted his reoccurring dream as being apart of the ‘Language of the World’‚ where he has to travel to the Pyramids in order to discover the treasure that will make him a rich man. Santiago decides to go forward

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    Nobility‚ bravery‚ loyalty. These characteristics describe a true epic hero who people admire for their great achievements. In The Hobbit‚ J.R.R. Tolkien illustrates Bilbo’s ‘journey’ of becoming an epic hero. Bilbo Baggins‚ a hobbit who loves the comfort of home‚ as well as food even more. As a Baggins‚ Bilbo does not go on adventures until Gandalf‚ a wizard‚ claims Bilbo the burglar of the dwarves adventure to the Lonely Mountain. Many readers like to believe that Bilbo Baggins becomes an anti-hero

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    reputation is not the case with the race of hobbits. A hobbit is not a warrior nor does a hobbit appear to possess the makings of a hero. As Tolkien said in a 1964 interview‚ “[Hobbits] are just rustic English people‚ made small in size because it reflects the small reach of their imagination.” (Carpenter 180). To a degree‚ this statement is to be true‚

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    Both writers have a dark‚ but hidden light to their writing. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet XXIX and Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ there are many instances of symbolism‚ irony‚ and imagery. The characters of these stories are seeking something more than what they originally have. The use of symbolism in these two writings is used to depict different hidden themes. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago’s sheep are a good example of symbolism. The sheep help the boy to understand one of the many languages of the world. The

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    The Hobbit Plot Summary The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien takes place in Middle Earth during the time before the adventures of Frodo in the Lord of the Ring Trilogy. It tells the story of Bilbo Baggins‚ A hobbit who just wants to stay home and relax‚ but is dragged into the conflict of helping an old wizard by the name of Gandalf and some dwarves to kill a dragon. Bilbo must fight against Smaug‚ a dragon who hoards treasure. First‚ Gandalf and the dwarves appear at Bilbo’s house to try and convince

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    The Alchemist Inspires Me

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      This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist‚ is just one of the  book’s messages that changed me.  In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides  to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading  Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always  felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be.  Through this majestic tale‚  Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for  myself.    The Alchemist speaks 

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    Narration in The Alchemist In many books we read‚ there are characters who chase a dream of one kind. In The Alchemist we see this plenty of times and of course like in every story there are several complications the main character has to go through to achieve their dream. For Santiago especially we see several complications throughout the beginning of the story. These complications make Santiago lose the little faith he had‚ but he soon recovers it because he realizes that Melchizedek the king of

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    The article “Overview of The Hobbit‚” by Don Akers‚ he goes over the platform of the book and how it relates to other books. To start the article off Akers goes over the reason why The Hobbit was even written in the first place. He often compares the book to The Lord of the Rings‚ a different but similarly mythical story. This article focuses mainly on the background of the book‚ not so much the actual story of the book. Which can be very helpful before reading the actual book itself. Then we learn

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    can magical creatures? Well if J.R.R Tolkien gives any indication through his magnificent novels then they sure can. In Tolkien’s famous novel The Hobbit music helps the reader understand the characters’ personalities better. Whether it be dwarves‚ elves‚ or the torturous goblins‚ music plays a role in their development. In chapter one of The Hobbit the dwarves are introduced and with their introduction comes song.The dwarves are adventurous creatures or at least that is what their song implies

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