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    both have people in our lives that helped us achieve the impossible. Along the way both Bilbo and I evolved into heros. Gandalf, my parents, and my coach all share heroic traits and even some differences in the way they helped Bilbo Baggins and I in our adventures. Gandalf and my parents share similar and different ways in which they helped Bilbo and I in our adventures. Gandalf states to his group,…

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    The Hobbit Fodo Analysis

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    Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin; the Men Aragorn and Boromir; the Dwarf Gimli; the Elf Legolas; and the Wizard Gandalf set out from Rivendell they were forced to make their way through Moria after the failed attempt of climbing Caradhras where Wargs pursued them. When they arrive at the West-gate of Moria Frodo had the inspiration to ask for that word and saw it as a riddle. Shortly after Gandalf opened the doors, the Watcher caused a cave-in destroying the gate. They entered through the…

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    Bilbo In The Hobbit

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    Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who never once dreamed of going on an adventure, suddenly got chosen by Gandalf to become the fourteenth member of Thorin and Company's adventure to reach the Lonely Mountain and take it back from Smaug. Bilbo is a Baggins, the heir of a thoroughly respectable and conventional family through his father, but his mother was a Took, an eccentric clan of hobbits noted for their love of excitement and adventure. Despite having more money, the Tooks were less respected than the…

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    Bilbo In Beowulf

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    Gandalf and a gang of dwarves arrive at Bilbo’s house to propose a job for him. They end up staying the night after having a massive feast which deeply upsets Bilbo. The dwarves and Gandalf recruit Bilbo as their burglar. Gandalf gives Thorin Oakshield his father’s key. 2. Bilbo has to run to the green dragon inn? 3. Gandalf disappears. Bilbo and the dwarves encounter and are captured by the three trolls, Bert Bill, and Tom. Gandalf tricks the trolls into a prolonged argument and they turn…

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    role in the book. The characters alter the fairytale in various ways. Gandalf, Thorin, and Smaug, are the three main characters that play extremely important roles in this novel. “Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found . I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love,” said Gandalf. Gandalf is a wizard with power apart from most other characters.…

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    Summary Of The Hobbit

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    quickly dissapear from sight is a magic thing. The Hobbits name that this story is about is Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf, who is a wizard, comes one day to the Shire, where Bilbo lives. Since Hobbits are usually always nice to everyone, Bilbo greets Gandalf nicely. Now, Gandalf and Bilbo's father were best friends, and so Gandalf knew Bilbo, but Bilbo did not remember Gandalf as a friend. Bilbo knew Gandalf as a wizard who would come and convince people to go on adventures,…

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    J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays the mentor archetype because he is full of wisdom, has experience from many treacherous journeys , and is a superb leader. The mentor archetype in the Hero’s journey (In this case, Bilbo’s hero's journey) is the hero or initiates teacher figure who often guides them through the journey by giving them advice, information, wisdom, etc. One of the many marks of a good mentor is experience, and in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, it is made known that Gandalf has lots of…

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    Runes In The Hobbit

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    Baggins family are part hobbits and part took. Tooks love to go on adventures and leave there houses. One day, a wizard named Gandalf visits him and ask Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure. He politely declines as any hobbit would and invites him to tea. He leaves a sign on the door saying that he would be attending. The next morning 13 dwarves enter his home as followed by Gandalf. They discuss a plan to get justice for thorin’s grandfather, thror, who had wrongfully been robbed of his findings…

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    Threshold Guardian, each representing Bilbo, Gandalf, and the Misty Mountains. These three characters and settings within the story are explicitly identifiable as per their archetype, and fit well within their particular roles. In the beginning of the story, the reader comes to pass the introduction of the hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. The reader follows Bilbo through his adventures…

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    films, we can find the embodiment of this theory in the characters of Gandalf, Aragorn, and Frodo. The first, and perhaps the most obvious parallel to Christ, is the character of Gandalf. Throughout the films, Gandalf displays many Christlike features though his appearance and actions. Gandalf the Grey, as he is introduced to us, is an unassuming elderly wizard, but beneath the surface is so much more than meets the eye. Gandalf bears stunning power despite his appearance as a frail old man,…

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