Bilbo Baggins

The Borrowers by Mary Norton is a classic novel that does not get dated with time. “Marcus Crouch comments that, ‘of all the winners of the Carnegie Medal [awarded annually by the British Library Association to the best children's novel of the preceding year], it is the one book of unquestioned, timeless genius’” (Stott). The Borrowers was published in 1952 has continued to be read throughout the following years. This book is still in print and is still being read even sixty years after it was…

A Legacy in Fairy Tales Many scientists believe in the long term value of talking to your children as they develop. Children who are read to develop language and reading skills much faster than their peers, and every mother of a restless child knows that the best way to get a child to be agreeable at bedtime is with a story. I’d like to explore how family stories and fairy tale traditions shape each following generation. For me, my mother raised me on books. When I was very young, I was…

What do Greek, Irish, African, Roman and, even Norse mythology have in common? That is not a difficult question it is very simple and the answer is that all are centered around a hero. However, not any type of hero, but a mythic hero. A hero is imperative to mythology, because for the most part myths focus on the struggles and barriers the hero will come across while on his or her journey. In the translation of theIrish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge; The Tain by Thomas Kinsella tells the story of the…

radio was still prominent in Britain, and far from losing money, sales of his books exceeded the break-even point. Even if the “break even” point was only based on hardback cover sales. The story was consistent about a little man, or Hobbit, named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo’s quest consisted of traveling to a place called the Lonely Mountain and help a band of dwarves defend their home. Although, The Hobbit, which was published in 1937, was regarded as a children's story, Tolkien would say the book…

J.R.R Tolkien represents the motif of the fall in a variety of ways in his writing. He does the fall as an allegory, as he is opposed to making moral or political arguments. The fall is a tool used in his writing used in a theological sense to understand the Primary World through his sub-creations. In this essay, I shall discuss how the fall is portrayed in Tolkien’s work by surveying the falls of Melkor, Saruman, Boromir and Gollum. The first character that falls in the history and chronology…

The Lord of the Rings tells a story of change. The whole of middle earth is being torn apart and fundamentally altered. At the center of this tale is Frodo Baggins, the bearer of the Ring, who is subject to a very unique influence, the Ring of Power. Gandalf explains to Frodo something of the Ring’s nature. “It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would posses him.” (Tolkien,46).…

Children literature includes books, magazines, stories and poems that children enjoy. It can be traced to stories and songs which were part of the oral tradition that adults shared with their children before the advent of publication. The development of children literature is difficult to trace. However, from the 15th century AD, a large volume of literature, often with a religious or moral message, has been targeted specifically at children. Many of the children books acknowledged today as…

that shines. They are also gems hoarders. They burn down villages and kill people. In the eyes of human, they look like magnified lizard with pair of wings. In the movie Hobbit, Smaug represents a western dragon. Who flies down the mountain after Bilbo Baggins. In the Chinese mythology. Dragon is composed of parts from many other animals. In the article “Legend of the Dragon Chinese & appearance in In History” by Kiroro. Author wrote: “Chinese dragon actually has 9 characteristics…

In numerous interviews, author J. K. Rowling has explicitly stated that she is a Christian and implies that she wrote the Harry Potter Series as a Christian work. Not only can numerous elements of the plot can be interpreted to be allegorical to Christian teachings, but there are direct references to scripture throughout the series, especially in regards to death. Rowling focuses on many of the same Christian themes as J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, including…

and is the perpetual basis for most story arcs involving good vs. evil. The portrayal of the main character, as introduced, is that of an average joe. Someone that would otherwise be indiscernible in a crowd of extras. For example John Connor, Bilbo Baggins and Neo from the Matrix. The “commoner to hero” narrative is generally the basis for most hero beginnings given it creates a sense of relatability between the audience and character. The protagonists generally go through a transition where…