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    his family home, Bag End, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins adores eating great nourishment, blowing smoke rings, and carrying on with a tranquil, quiet life. The exact opposite thing he expects is an enterprise, yet that is precisely what the wizard Gandalf has in store for him. Gandalf shows up on Bilbo 's doorstep one day, and the bothered hobbit gets himself got up to speed in an inexorably disturbing discussion in which the wizard starts to talk of sending Bilbo on an experience. Completely…

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    Volsungs were all used in The Hobbit in certain points. In Beowulf there are many connections in The Hobbit such as the part when the man takes the cup and when the dragon rages and goes out destroy. In Beowulf the man takes a cup with gold and Bilbo did that and you can tell now that Tolkien borrowed that clearly. “And took the cup from that treasure-hoard”…

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    Michael Santurello II The Hobbit Hon English IV 8 February 2017 A Journey Into The Hobbit A journey into the middle-earth, is where the author J.R.R Tolkien takes the reader in the novel known as The Hobbit. This book tells of a quest in which Bilbo Baggins, a small hobbit is hired by dwarves to come with them to fight a dragon and have a share of their treasure. There is much reason to believe that, even though not his intent, Mr. Tolkien had made his writings of Lord of the Rings and the…

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    Characterization and Geomyth of Gandalf in The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit protagonist, lives in a community called, Hobbiton in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel. Before the interruption from a wizard named Gandalf, he led a very dull, quiet life. Baggin’s and Gandalf are faced with a challenging effort as they must retrieve the missing treasure. Not only do they have to retrieve it, but the treasure is protected by a fire-breathing dragon, Samug. Along this journey they meet many different kinds…

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    In the poem "curiosity ", by Alastair Reid, the creator utilizes contrary energies, as well as age-oldenemies, as vehicles for his depiction of two sorts of individuals – the individuals who avoid any unnecessary risk and don't raise some static, and the individuals who take risks and cause trouble just to perceive to what extent it takes to sink. Pretty much as the hide flies when cats and dogs get together, so it frequently happens with individuals who experience their lives on two distinct…

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    “There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed” ~Mahatma Gandhi. Take a glance at the world around us, our society now consists of grounds of greed and avarice. Individuals have other dreams regarding social life, money and aesthetics rather than focusing on relationships, respect, reputation and trust. The world can’t provide any more than our necessities: nature, food, fresh water and oxygen, yet people ask for more. In addition, around a year ago researchers had a…

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    1 Call to adventure The call to adventure for Bilbo Baggins is very clear to me. He's enjoying his life as a hobbit, they all do. He's living in this hole, eating his food and living his life. When all the sudden, many many people arrive unexpectedly after an unexpected visitor earlier in the day. 2 Refusal Shortly after the huge group of dwarves beat the pulp out of Bilbo's pantry, he realizes that they are in his hobbit hole after a huge defeat. Shortly after all…

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    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…

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    In reality, a mood is to help the reader get a feel for the story. The mood also helps with the setting and how to get a feel of how the story will evolve. And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, is about ten people who get invited to go to an amazing island. However, they are invited by unknown guests. When they arrive, their host, Mr. Owen, is nowhere to be found. As the days go on, each person gets killed. By whom, is to figure out. The deaths of each person correlate with this poem,…

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    Two Towers Response In J.R.R Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Two Towers, Frodo and his friends are doing everything possible to stop the evil forces of Sauron. Some are trying to defeat Sauraman’s forces first and frodo, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam, are in their way to Mordor to destroy the One and most powerful ring. While some of the heroes encounter giant living trees, wizards, and huge orc armies, Frodo and Sam are led to Mordor by a corrupted little creature called Gollum. They could…

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