Decision Behind Choosing “The Hobbit”
Singing dwarves, a “big” hearted hobbit, and a sage wizard, all together on an epic journey to slay a dragon. What more could a reader want? Not only does “The Hobbit” hold these aspects listed above yet also much more in terms of literary elements as well as personally in my life. These aspects being Tolkien’s epic fantasy world and the realm's inhabitants, the character archetypes and development each one faces, as well as the author’s tone and mood throughout the book. A creative spark was ignited in my brother’s and I because of this literature and continues to remain a part of our lives due to J.R.R Tolkien and his world.
Furthering the discussion on the literary aspects causing me to choose this …show more content…
Tolkien’s narrative with the adventuring group, is quite enchanting to me. The quest to the mountain is filled with action packed event after event, and each time the outcome and solution is different. I enjoy this because of the creativity it can draw from me, I love being able to read “The Hobbit” and see all the different encounters the party must face, and how these affairs create so many options for the story to go and characters to develop. All of these different situations and outcomes throughout the book I believe will give me many pieces of literature to talk about for later projects involving this book I …show more content…
The nostalgia comes from my brothers and I reading and watching Tolkien's middle-earth world. Because of this fantasy, we all grew closer together and developed common interests in this genre where we could all talk about medieval fantasy books and movies, with the novel I chose starting off this coming together with one another. Even to this day, my siblings and I at times will play Dungeons and Dragons, as well as other fantasy games because of the roots that Tolkien started in
Singing dwarves, a “big” hearted hobbit, and a sage wizard, all together on an epic journey to slay a dragon. What more could a reader want? Not only does “The Hobbit” hold these aspects listed above yet also much more in terms of literary elements as well as personally in my life. These aspects being Tolkien’s epic fantasy world and the realm's inhabitants, the character archetypes and development each one faces, as well as the author’s tone and mood throughout the book. A creative spark was ignited in my brother’s and I because of this literature and continues to remain a part of our lives due to J.R.R Tolkien and his world.
Furthering the discussion on the literary aspects causing me to choose this …show more content…
Tolkien’s narrative with the adventuring group, is quite enchanting to me. The quest to the mountain is filled with action packed event after event, and each time the outcome and solution is different. I enjoy this because of the creativity it can draw from me, I love being able to read “The Hobbit” and see all the different encounters the party must face, and how these affairs create so many options for the story to go and characters to develop. All of these different situations and outcomes throughout the book I believe will give me many pieces of literature to talk about for later projects involving this book I …show more content…
The nostalgia comes from my brothers and I reading and watching Tolkien's middle-earth world. Because of this fantasy, we all grew closer together and developed common interests in this genre where we could all talk about medieval fantasy books and movies, with the novel I chose starting off this coming together with one another. Even to this day, my siblings and I at times will play Dungeons and Dragons, as well as other fantasy games because of the roots that Tolkien started in