‘The Hobbit’ Essay By Abhi Menon Essay Question: Write an essay in which you show how‚ through the use of evidence from the novel‚ a major character is used to bring across a theme and shape your response to it. By definition‚ a hero is a person of great strength‚ valor and swordsmanship who fights evil even in the face of insurmountable odds to defend the lives of the innocent‚ and those who cannot protect themselves. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy tale ‘The Hobbit’‚ highlights the heroic
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Hero’s appear in many shapes and sizes. All hero’s also come from different ethnicities. A hero has unique qualities‚ and illustrious ones. He/she is going to be the definition of a hero. Bilbo Baggins‚ a hobbit in gth book by J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit‚ is a quintessential example of a hero. There is more than just one definition of a hero. There is many different qualities for a person of these definitions. Bilbo Baggins meets all of the criterias. In this piece of literature‚ Bilbo Baggins is
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“With a Shriek that deafened men‚ felled trees and split stone‚ Smaug shot spouting into the air‚ turned and crashed down on high ruin”(Tolkien 224).This is the last we hear of Smaug‚ before his death in The Hobbit. Smaug is the last major problem between the company and the treasure‚ and needs to be stopped in order for the treasure to go back to Thorin’s family. Bard a member of Laketown‚ takes the challenge trying to protect his town‚ and not caring or knowing what this could do for someone else
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There are many important characters in The Hobbit that are vital to the story and influence the outcome of the book in various ways. Two important characters in the story are Gandalf the Grey‚ a wandering wizard‚ and Beorn‚ a skin changer who can turn into a bear or a man. Gandalf the Grey’s physical appearance is very unique compared to the dwarves and Bilbo. For one‚ he is about twice as tall as them. The rest of Gandalfs appearance is well summed up in this quotation‚”All that unsuspecting Bilbo
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The Crystal Merchant and Englishman’s Development “We make a lot of detours‚ but we’re always heading for the same destination” (77). Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist reveals how Santiago goes about in a journey to achieve his Personal Legend. In his journey Santiago meets several people‚ although not everyone served a role in helping him realize his Personal Legend‚ but the Crystal Merchant and the Englishman served as big part in the realization of Santiago Personal Legend. Santiago had to
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Reflective Essay on The Alchemist This novel is a fable that contains many messages worth noting and worth applying to our lives and attitudes towards our soul. After several times of reading‚ I found my own answer of the three critical questions about this novel. As for the theme‚ I think it is multifold‚ and I will illustrate in the following part of this essay. In the beginning of this novel‚ a story of Narcissus and Lake was told‚ which seems an allegory totally irrelevant to the story
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pages 3-5. In literary‚ the QUEST primarily has five main aspects. These aspects include (1) a quester‚ (2) a place to go‚ (3) a stated reason to go there‚ (4) challenges and trials en route‚ and (5) a real reason to go there. The QUEST in The Alchemist: 1) The quester: Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ who is determined‚ curious‚ and insightful‚ and wants to bring riches back to his family to justify his decision of becoming a shepherd over a priest. 2) A place to go: Santiago needs to travel from
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Confident affect the mind positively because‚ confident allow us to believe in other individuals wisdom‚ focus on what we are searching for instead of what we are going through‚ and make us not to underestimate our old knowledges. Confident affect the mind positively‚ because being confident make us believe in other individuals wisdom. Santiago’s was influenced by a strange old man who claimed that he’s a king of where he came from.(on page. 17-24). The old man tried to have conversation with
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"Even if you cleaned my crystal for an entire year… even if you earned a good commission selling every piece‚ you would still have to borrow money to get to Egypt. There are thousands of kilometers of desert between here and there.” The crystal merchant refers to the Sahara desert on page 47 when Santiago asks him for money to get to Egypt the next morning. The crystal merchant laughs in response to Santiago’s request. Santiago pleads for money from the merchant but he doesn’t budge. Santiago needs
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study for your finals test. Would you follow your brain and decide to study or follow your heart and go to the party? The main protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has to face many decisions like this in his journey to the Pyramids of Giza. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” For example‚ Santiago learns some life lessons from a king. Next‚ Santiago learns about the language of the world and love. Finally‚ Santiago finds
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