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    The Hobbit Questions Chapters 1-3 1. The first three chapters reveal Bilbo’s “ordinary world”‚ how he is comfortable and relaxed with his same old life‚ then the “call to adventure”‚ when Gandalf shows up and asks Bilbo for his help and Bilbo’s “refusal of the call”‚ and “meeting with the mentor” was when all the dwarves and Gandalf took over Bilbo’s house‚ then the morning after the “crossing the first threshold” is revealed when Bilbo leaves his house and town accompanying the dwarves into

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    a hobbit and the protagonist of the story. Gandalf‚ a wizard who initiates Bilbo’s journey with the dwarves. Gandalf causes Bilbo to set aside his reputation for cautious respectability to go on an adventure that will change the hobbit forever. Thorin Oakenshield‚ the leader of a group of 13 dwarves who wish to recover a treasure horde stolen by a dragon. Smaug‚ the dragon and antagonist of the story. Plot and Storyline Bilbo Baggins begins as a cautious and conservative hobbit

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    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien‚ creator of a world. When someone who knows Tolkien is asked about his works‚ one thought comes to mind‚ Middle Earth. This was the playground in his mind that such vivid descriptions of fantasylands came from. It is the base of his most well known stories‚ where dreams are just the norm. <br> <br>J.R.R. may owe much of his success to his diverse beginnings. On April 16‚ 1891‚ Mabel Suffield and Arthur Reuel Tolkien were married in Bloemfontein‚ South Africa. They soon gave

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    gave different perception of life. Sometimes‚ writers will invent a new race of beings or a writer will use other fictional characters from others in their work. It happens all the time in the movies you watch and the book you read‚ writer do it all the time to add a sense to fantasy to their work‚ a writer in particular who is fond of using fictional characters‚ is J.R.R Tolkien. J.R.R Tolkien wrote the fantasy novels‚ The Hobbit‚ The Lord of the Rings and much more‚ where he not only used fictional

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    Obstacles In The Hobbit

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    The Hobbit is a fictional book‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ in a fantastic world filled with imaginative characters. The Hobbit‚ one of the many books of Tolkien‚ is filled with adventure‚ by generalizing‚ the whole book is in one word‚ adventurous. Bilbo Baggins‚ the main character of the book‚ and company (the dwarves and Gandalf)‚ go on an expedition to the Lonely Mountain‚ and throughout this journey they face many obstacles along the way. Through each obstacle Bilbo is able to outgrow and overcome

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    in his little hobbit-hole in Hobbiton‚ Bilbo Baggins is not the adventurous type. He is content with his normal life: eating good food‚ which a favorite past-time of hobbits‚ sipping piping-hot tea and serving it to his guests‚ and strolling through the rolling hills watching the sun set. Little did Bilbo know‚ that one bright morning in May‚ his life would change as a result of a few unexpected guests. Journey with Gandalf the Grey‚ a mysterious wizard‚ thirteen dwarves‚ and a hobbit that redefines

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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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    Hobbit Essay

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    In ‘The Hobbit’‚ the classic novel by J. R. R. Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins appears to be a timid and little hobbit with an extremely unambitious lifestyle in his town‚ The Shire. This is until a wise wizard; named Gandalf‚ and a company of ambitious dwarves‚ show up on the doorstep of his hobbit-hole. They whisk poor Bilbo on a journey that develops Bilbo’s qualities as he becomes wiser and more courageous. This essay will demonstrate those changes‚ as well as what occurred along the journey to make these

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    Bilbo The Hobbit

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    Throughout J.R.R Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins develops a more adventurous personality. Leaving the quiet setting of his home forces Bilbo to adapt to the challenges that he faces before he is able to return to his quiet style of living. Although Bilbo returns to living as he did before his journey‚ he returned as a more adventurous hobbit than he was before. Tolkien uses many mythical obstacles‚ such as dragons and ogres‚ to develop Bilbo’s sheepish personality into more brave and cunning

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    Bilbo In The Hobbit

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    A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities (Google). The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was a Fantasy novel of a young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo goes on a adventure with dwarves to take back the home of the dwarves -The Lonely Mountain. In Bilbo’s adventure he runs into many obstacles and has to figure out how to get past them. There are many themes in the Hobbit. Characters prove that they are heros. Bilbo proves that he is hero by

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