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    The Hobbit Essay Topic #15 In the book The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is a main character. He has many important roles in the story and his characteristics change immensely. He goes from scared, humble, and weak to strong, confident, and courageous. While the other dwarves cannot put their greed beside them Bilbo does what he believes will help the greater good. This makes him a hero in the eyes of many and he becomes selfless. He even ends up defended the Elvin King who he doesn't know that well.…

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    Have you ever read a book then watched the movie and it was completely different? It’s the same thing for The Hobbit, there are very little scenes in the movie that are similar. The Hobbit is one book split up into three movies and the middle part is the movie that I watched. The differences of The Hobbit book compared the movie tells you how the Road to Trials and Supernatural aid can create a stronger heroic journey. A stronger journey can be created through the portrayal of scenes including…

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    are more specific characteristics of a leader. A leader must be charismatic, intelligent, and motivated in order to be effective. In order to call somebody a leader, he must be a charismatic person who knows how to inspire. In Tolkein's book, The Hobbit, Thorin, the Dwarf King, leads his fellow dwarves into an intense battle. During the Battle of the Five Armies, two twin dwarves, Kili and Fili, died to help Thorin's…

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    In the beginning of the book, Tolkien uses vivid descriptions to give us a view inside of Bilbo's life, and to briefly show readers his hobbit hole located in Middle Earth. Tolkien writes in page 1, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit... It was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” His hole is symbolized as a place of comfort, similar to our comfort in our own homes. Most people in life search for power, sometimes all people want is money, with that comes greed. With a good…

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    J.R.R. Tolkien is a very eloquent writer and has written many books including Sellic Spell, The Silmarillion, and some you might’ve already read, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He translated Beowulf, which is one of the books we will be comparing and contrasting. The other is Sellic Spell. They are based on the same story but do have some differences. One of the big differences between the two books is the format. The story line is one of the parts of that is similar and different.…

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    felt like a great fool, stalling your friends departure, and carrying on. Your words trailed off into unintelligible mutters and finally into a sigh of resignation. Perhaps seemingly unending amounts of good humor and patience were common among hobbits or perhaps it was a trait that was unique to Bilbo. No matter which, Bilbo replied, “Well, come here then." You surged forward and pulled Bilbo to your breast in a fierce embrace. Bilbo smelled of dirt and sweat and he was warm and stout in…

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    Chapter XX of The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again It has been about sixty years since the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, had a friendly chat with Gandalf and Balin. Hobbiton has not changed dramatically, and Bilbo too did not change. From time to time, Bilbo will sit on his armchair with his mug of tea at four, daydreaming about all the wonderful good old days being the master burglar. He missed the company of fourteen, even those who passed away during the Battle of the Five Armies (which Bilbo…

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    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. Completely frustrated, the hobbit closes…

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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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    drives us to undertake a mission? What would you be willing to risk just to reach your goal? Maybe, it's just the satisfaction of feeling good about your self,or maybe you do it just to reach a certain goal. Look at Bilbo Baggins from the story "The Hobbit" he did not like danger what so ever, yet he still went on a dangerous adventure with dwarfs that he didn't even know. On the other hand, you could look at Farah Ahmedi from the passage "The Other Side of the Sky" she was in a war-torn country…

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