If you were to walk into any middle school English class that uses the A.R. program to encourage to read, what would you expect to see? A variety of books of all different genre’s and plots? If this is the cause, you would be sadly mistaken. Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that explains this situation to a tee. He explains how most kids choose to read books similar to Harry Potter, The Lord of The Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. Now some would not categorize these three books together, however, Tyre’s theory would state otherwise. There is a theory that Tyre came up with that explains how every book that falls into this category has 6 common plot elements; and not only the same 6 element but in the exact same order! Tyre states that “(1)
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Those who hunt for the treasure are the dwarfs (Dwalin, Oin, Balin, Kili, Ori, Fili, Dori, Nori, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin ), our main character Bilbo Baggins the hobbit/burglar, and Gandalf the wizard. Thorin is not only the head dwarf, he is the main dwarf interested in searching for and retrieving the treasure. This is because the treasure had been taken from his family. He wants to reclaim is his race’s land and treasure. The treasure appears to consist of riches ranging from shiny pieces of gold to sparkling red rubies.
The second element of Tyre’s article is “must go alone”. Comparing this to Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit this is more of a figurative element than a literal element. It was not a single person that took on this journey, it was 15! Our main character, Bilbo, did not go on the journey alone, but there were specific parts of the journey that he had to either endure alone or had to go first to lead the group. There are many examples in the book of Mr. Baggings having to endure parts of the journey by himself; When Bilbo had fallen out
Those who hunt for the treasure are the dwarfs (Dwalin, Oin, Balin, Kili, Ori, Fili, Dori, Nori, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Thorin ), our main character Bilbo Baggins the hobbit/burglar, and Gandalf the wizard. Thorin is not only the head dwarf, he is the main dwarf interested in searching for and retrieving the treasure. This is because the treasure had been taken from his family. He wants to reclaim is his race’s land and treasure. The treasure appears to consist of riches ranging from shiny pieces of gold to sparkling red rubies.
The second element of Tyre’s article is “must go alone”. Comparing this to Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit this is more of a figurative element than a literal element. It was not a single person that took on this journey, it was 15! Our main character, Bilbo, did not go on the journey alone, but there were specific parts of the journey that he had to either endure alone or had to go first to lead the group. There are many examples in the book of Mr. Baggings having to endure parts of the journey by himself; When Bilbo had fallen out