George R. R. Martin

In the book The Hobbit, there are three characters that play a very important 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…

J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has various settings throughout the novel, often taking place in the fantasy world of Middle Earth during the Third Age, which many believe the author based off of Britain in the Middle Ages. Bilbo Baggins, along with a rather colossal group of dwarves wanting to reclaim their gold from the dragon Smaug, travel through: Bags End, the Lone-Lands, Rivendell, the Misty Mountains, Mirkwood, and the Lonely Mountain. This audacious novel begins with the venturesome Bilbo…

J. R. R. Tolkien On January 3, 1892 English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor John Ronald Reule Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to an English family. Tolkien, the famous author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, would leave behind a great legacy for all future writers and poets; he would also lead the way for the revival of a lost genre of writing of that time. In 1895 at age three Tolkien moved to Kings Heath in Birmingham, England with his mother, Mabel…

Lewis paper Fantasy writing at the center of everything is a story that cannot possibly happen our world. It creates whole new worlds and realms of mysteries that could only possibly take place in novels and come from ones imagination. This is very noticeable in C.S. Lewis’ books and especially in the Chronicles of Narnia. From Aslen breathing on the statues bringing life back into them to Aslen being resurrected back to life, these great writings show how great fantasy writing can be and the…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. When he was only 3 years of age his mother brought him and his younger brother, Hilary, to live in England, where she was originally from. Tolkien's father died soon after, whilst he was still in South Africa by himself, thus the family remained in England. During the summer of 1896 his mother found them a home in the hamlet of Sarehole, which is located just outside the city Birmingham (Curles). Tolkien and…

C.S. Lewis In The Chronicles of Narnia, there is a quote that says, “One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again” This is a quote that people could take many ways, which is where the adventure starts with C.S. Lewis. The world of literature wouldn’t be the same without having one of the most well known authors. Clive Staples Lewis was an important and legendary literary author because of his early life and religion’s, his middle life and struggles being in the war, and his…

Shire to Mt. Doom in Mordor. As the characters grow, the reader feels like they are growing as well. In fact, every battle and every death causes apprehension and sadness in their hearts. Following that notion, the SW trilogy by Chris Claremont and George Lucas, shows its audience the growth of a character in hardship as they are introduced to every aspect of that world, all the way from the deepest mine to the tallest mountain. Claremont also writes in such depth that every scene is hyper…

romanticist and a loyal Catholic, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien fit the perfect mold for creating the greatest epic trilogy of the twentieth century (Jones 11, 22, 25). Specializing in areas such as Welsh and Anglo-Saxon language, history, and literature, J. R. R. Tolkien gained enough knowledge to create his own language for the character origins and names in his stories, such as those of the elves and the dwarves (31). The combination of his Germanic insight on history and language and a well…

fantasy author. Tolkien did many extraordinary things during his life. He was a philologist; philology is the study of language (“J. R. R. Tolkien” 5). J. R. R. Tolkien had a very large love and interest in language. He created his own languages. Tolkien is most widely known from the best-selling novel, The Hobbit and it’s following trilogy The Lord of the Rings. J. R. R. Tolkien led a difficult but very successful life according to his childhood, career, family life, and famous literary works. …

Music plays a major role in everyday life, even though people may speak different languages, they can join together in harmony with music. Just like humans magical beings in the Hobbit speak through music and song as well. Each type of being in the text has a certain type of content, structure, and tone in their music. This gives the beings separation but, brings them together at the same time. Dwarves are one of the many types of creatures in the Hobbit. They have a very poem like structure to…