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    Does this make him a hero? On page 246 Thorin tells Bilbo to go into the mountain to gather intelligence and burgle the treasure. “Now is the time for esteemed Mr Baggins, who has proved himself I good companion on our long road, a hobbit full on courage and resource far exceeding his size, and if I may say so passed on good luke far exceeding the usual allowance – now is the time for him to perform the service for…

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    Throughout The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses a hero’s journey to show the different stages, the departure, the initiation, and the return. In chapter one, this quote greatly represents the departure: “Let's have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you.” This quote shows how Gandalf, the wizard, was choosing Bilbo of all creatures, to go on a grand adventure. That moment displays a great calling for Biblo. This calling was something much bigger than…

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    Chapter 1 opens as the wizard Gandalf visits the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and invites him to join in an adventure. Bilbo declines, reluctant to leave the safety and comfort of his hobbit-hole. The next day, he is visited by dwarves who believe Bilbo can be of use to them in their journey to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim their ancestral treasure, now in the possession of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo realizes that Gandalf had represented him to the dwarves as a burglar. He reluctantly agrees to go, but he…

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    The Hobbit

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    The Hobbit The book I have read is The Hobbit written by J.J.R Tolkien. The book is nonfiction and a great all around book. It is about an army of dwarfs, elves, and a single hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. They are on a quest to get Thornin’s treasure back from a dragon named Smaug. Biblo was from a small place outside of Hobbiton. Hobbits are known for taking no risk or adventures, but Bilbo is going to change that in the story. In the end this book proves that hard work and dedication, anything…

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    The story of the Hobbit, and bilbo baggins.It stats with the jeoney and were he is now and how he had got to safety with all his new friends. The small dwarf was in his small hobbit hole and not a nasty one, no it was a warm and dry hole that was safe and homey. But one day it wasn't as quiet and peaceful as he liked it no there was a lot of noises and many more dwarves and on wizard.And they all had him on a long advanstar were it lead Bilbo to where now with all the wizard and dwarves,…

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    The Hobbit: Through Reader Response- Ideal Reader. The Hobbit is a grand adventure with magic, heroism, and imagination. It is often significantly difficult to think that one small individual in the huge world can make a difference. The Hobbit demonstrates to the reader that this is not the case and that often the most unexpected heroes are among the last that you would expect. The Hobbit, exemplifies that everyone has internal battles and that only the strongest of individuals can overcome…

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    In the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien the readers are introduced to the protagonist Bilbo Baggins who is a close-minded, and unadventurous creature “ Sorry I don’t want any adventures, thank you” (6).The protagonist, Bilbo is a hobbit which is a small sized race that is similar to humans. Hobbits have hairy feet and enjoy the comfort of their home and knowing they are safe. He lives in a hole in Bag End Underhill and likes food and drinking.In the beginning Bilbo is not daring and weak…

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    People metamorphose into different characters after experiencing an adventure. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, grew and developed a great deal spiritually throughout his adventures. He changes from an insecure hobbit who avoids adventures to a brave hobbit who finds courage, from a foolish hobbit who is careless to an observant one who is conscious of surroundings, and from an useless member to becoming a leader and taking over. These new characteristics Bilbo…

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    Serenely settled in 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.…

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    Dwarves J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit portrays a wide range of characters throughout the novel. In which, a tale wrought with adventure and danger unfolds with two unlikely forces aiding one another in order to achieve a common goal. The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is a well to do little creature who enjoys a quiet life in his comfortable hole in the earth. In fact, upon Gandalf inquiring about Bilbo accompanying him on an adventure, the hobbit responds with, “We are plain quiet folk and have no use…

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