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    How Bilbo Influences The Story In the book‚ “The Hobbit”‚ by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ there are many ways the author shows how the character‚ Bilbo‚ influences the story. Bilbo is very clever and intelligent. He always saves the dwarves from trouble. His risk-taking personality helped him become one of the most important characters in the story. Bilbo’s intelligence shows in Chapter 5 when he wins the battle between him and Gollum. Bilbo’s intelligence helped him win the battle and it also helped

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    "The hobbit‚" a story of adventure and danger is a prime example of a romantic plot‚ and fantasy genre. What makes this story such a great example of a romantic plot? One‚ the unlikely hero‚ Mr. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit that is dragged on an adventure he doesn’t wish to take. Second‚ there is a great quest with a reward at its end. Third the great teacher figure‚ Gandalf is a wizard that helps Bilbo to become the great hero he is destined to be. And lastly the dragon figure‚ in this story the dragon

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    In The Hobbit‚ Gollum has a short part in the story. In the cave‚ Bilbo discovers a ring that lets him do many things. If the ring were to be taken out of the equation‚ there would still be a purpose for introducing the character‚ Gollum. Introducing the ring‚ and Gollum does make a difference in the story. This part of the story shows Bilbo being confident‚ risky‚ and heroic. When Bilbo first enters the dark cave and meets Gollum‚ they play a riddle game. At the end of the game‚ Bilbo asks Gollum

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    Frodo Baggins is the main character of the Lord of the Rings‚ he is the centre of attention‚ even when he is not in the scene. He does not share the characteristics of traditional heroes‚ for he is presented as an ordinary Hobbit‚ neither fast nor strong nor particularly smart. He is not adventurous as he himself admits to Gandalf at the beginning of the tale. ‘I do really wish to destroy it! cried Frodo. ‘Or‚ well‚ to have it destroyed. I am not made for perilous quests. I wish I had never seen

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    The Hobbit – Chapter 13: Not at home Situation of the excerpt After Bilbo’s discovered Smaug’s weak spot and the group is trapped inside the secret passage in the mountain. Before Smaug attacks lake town and before his death. What happens in this excerpt: The dwarves and Bilbo wait in silence after Smaug’s attack. They are trapped inside the mountain and there is no way out. The door they came in from can’t be used. The dwarves despair‚ but Bilbo proposes that they all go down the tunnel

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    In real life or in fairy tale music is a big part of today’s society and will impact how you think of life with humans and even magical beasts. The three types of beast in The Hobbit are the dwarves the elves and the goblins they all like music but their styles of music and what they think of music is what sets the three apart. The dwarves the elves and the goblins. Dwarves can be sad creatures‚ the elves can be happy creatures and the goblins can be mean and scary creatures and it is all expressed

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    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is an intriguing novel that gives the reader wisdom and life lessons that would be beneficial to them throughout their life journey. Coelho displayed that particular wisdom and lessons through a young shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago ventured out on a quest to find his dream‚ the treasure. Along the way Coelho placed certain people in Santiago’s path to give him wisdom and life lessons to help him find the foreseeable treasure that occurred in his dream. Throughout

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    focusing on the evolution of the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ in the novel‚ The Hobbit. Bilbo‚ is given many tests of strength and knowledge‚ throughout the novel‚ that help evolve him into the character he becomes at the end of his journey. At the beginning Bilbo Baggins‚ is nothing more than a quiet simple hobbit‚ but by the end he is a hobbit with a new found heroism and love for adventure. After reading‚ The Hobbit‚ it becomes clear that Bilbo Baggins‚ makes a large evolution in character as the

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    Important quotations explained: 1. “Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. You may (possibly) all live to thank me yet.” Explanation: Gandalf speaks these words in Chapter 1 shortly after Bilbo faints from terror at the prospect of going on the quest with the dwarves.

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    Often‚ in life‚ things that we think are missing‚ are ’under our noses’ all along. If we lose something and stress about it half the time it’s in our pockets‚ and we’re worrying over nothing. It is the same thing in the Alchemist. In this text‚ a young shepherd‚ Santiago‚ searches for his personal legend (purpose in life). He sells his sheep and travels to Egypt in search of treasure he dreamed was under the pyramids. On the way‚ he learns about himself‚ and falls in love. When he reaches the pyramids

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