Gollum

Courage is an ongoing idea in the novel. One of the main symbols of courage is the ring. The ring is what fuels Bilbo’s courage and the ability to become the hero. The ring is first brought into the story when Bilbo is in the Goblin Tunnels, facing Gollum. He slips it in his pocket not knowing it's power and ability. As he's trying to find his way out of the tunnels, he realizes that he has…

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…

There are numerous amounts of qualities describing the traits of a true hero. The Hobbit is a classic tale written by J.R.R. Tolkien that tells the reader incredible journeys of a hero. Bilbo embarks on a traditional quest that takes him away from his ordinary life. Throughout his adventure, he encounters various obstacles. With the help of his friends, Bilbo was able to overcome his challenges. Starting off with a call to adventure, Bilbo at first refuses the quest and denies to leaving…

from them by the evil dragon Smaug. Bilbo agrees to join the dwarves on their quest for gold, and encounters many dangers along the way, including trolls, goblins, large spiders, and even a life-or-death game of riddles with a slimy creature named Gollum. From this game, he gains both freedom from the tunnels of the goblins and a mysterious golden ring that grants its wearer invisibility. It helps him out of many precarious…

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…

Bilbo Baggins was a shy, timid hobbit who wanted nothing more than a cup of tea and some food in his belly. This young hobbit seemed set on his beliefs and values. Following an adventure that contained long walks, wars, and escape plans, he was changed. On the other hand, who wouldn’t be? After Bilbo was taken out of the comfort of his cozy hobbit hole, he grew in bravery, confidence, and leadership. Bilbo was quite content in his hobbit hole when he was disturbed by Gandalf the Grey. As…

It is here that the interplay between memory, will, and reason dictate the decision that Sam makes and it is because the freedom of choice is not removed that Sam remains unaffected by the Ring. Sam’s memory recalls the corruption of Gollum and Boromir, as well as the steady decay of Frodo. His reason informs his memory that all who possess the ring become a thrall of Sauron himself. In this instance, it is Sam’s will that prevents his corruption, at the core of it is his “good plain hobbit…

What if two popular movies share too many things in common? Every cinematic work needs to be unique in its own way to attract the audience. For example, the Harry Potter series and The Lord of The Rings. These two movies have become very popular in the past 10 years and gained most of the viewer’s attention sharing a lot of similarities. Although these movies have different authors, they gain a lot of popularity by having similar themes, character design, plots, and villains, but it is also…

The Tain tells the story about an Irish mythological hero named Cuchulainn. Cuchulainn was born of a god. Cuchulainn’s mother, Dechtire, accidentally swallowed a mayfly while drinking wine at her wedding which we later find out is actually a god named Lugh. This results in Dechtire becoming pregnant and giving birth to a man later known as Cuchulainn. Cuchulainn has had incredible worrier-like abilities starting at such a young age. For example, He was attacked by a guard dog and responded by…

The Running Man Essay on Transformation and how we perceive everyone The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer is a book all about transformation and how we perceive others by their appearance and how they act but on the inside it’s totally different, most characters in The Running Man are misjudged or perceived differently because of how they act, speak, and behave. I feel this is necessary to all people because in the real-world people miss treat a lot of people due to races, colour,…