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    Archetypes In Literature

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    The book How to Read Literature like a Professor, written by Thomas Foster, describes an assortment of archetypes, or themes, to explore in everyday literature. The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, is a story about a young male who goes through a life changing journey that reflects some of these archetypes. There are many types of archetypes in this story including a communion and a hero’s quest. The story shows young readers that you can have an adventure without needing fancy technology,…

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    Summary: The Two Towers

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    J.R.R Tolkien is credited with having the second best selling book series in the world. The series has sold over 150 million copies. The Two Towers is the second book of the Lord Of The Rings series. The book was published on November 11, 1954. The Silmarillion paints a bigger picture to the overall story of The Lord of the Rings; it goes more in depth into the lives of characters and the lands they inhabit. The Silmarillion was finished by Tolkien’s son, then he published it on September 15,…

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    Bilbo’s Discovery of Bravery An American soldier, Omar. W Bradley once said, “bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death”(www.brainyquote.com). In the novel, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, a timid and meek hobbit, proves this true, as he overcomes his sheepishness, and battles terrifying creatures along his extensive journey. Bilbo Baggins is just an ordinary hobbit who is forced into an adventure, but the experiences along the journey teach him how to…

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    The hero’s journey is an archetype in many different types of literature, and it can be portrayed in many different ways. This journey is present in many fiction and non-fiction stories; two examples of this would be The Hobbit and I Am Malala. The Hobbit is a fictional story created by the author J.R.R Tolkien, it follows the story of Bilbo as he goes through the hero’s journey. I am Malala is a non-fictional story created by Malala Yousafzai; it tells the story of Malala and her struggle to…

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    Confidence in the Quest Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit and Sierra from Shadowshaper both start out as characters who do not know much about the fantastic that is in their lives. Bilbo knows a miniscule part of what lies beyond his hole in the ground, but never imagined being a part of any adventure because as a hobbit they stay with comfort. Sierra on the other hand is an artist that knows nothing of what was to come in her future. At the beginning of the book it shows that after leaving the…

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    Thesis: In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the songs and riddles provide a source of foreshadowing and comic relief for the readers. Foreshadowing in literature is usually found in the surrounding setting and language in the context, while the comic relief is found in the characters. However, unlike other literary works, The Hobbit’s foreshadowing and comic relief can be found in the songs that are scattered across the entire book. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the songs and riddles provide a…

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    The Hobbit Music

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    In chapter 4 of The Hobbit music plays a big role in everyone and everything. In the world, everybody listens to some kind of music and it impacts our lives so different and sometimes it even impacts creatures in the world. Some creature’s such as the Dwarfs, Elves and Goblins sing their hearts out in all kinds of tone, content, and structure. The dwarfs music is different from the elves and hobbits because the dwarfs music is based on adventure and going to the dragon to get their gold back.…

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    Raymond Edwards Biography

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    The reader of Raymond Edwards’ 2014 biography of J. R. R. Tolkien will indeed find an extensive examination of the author’s ‘academic interests,’ for the strength of this work is in its author’s sympathy with two of the major influences in Tolkien’s life: philology and Catholicism. The dust jacket says that Edwards “followed the Oxford undergraduate course originally devised by Tolkien,” which would have required mastery of Old English and Middle English philology as well as Anglo-Saxon and…

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    How To Write The Hobbit

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    The Hobbit is a book written by J. R. R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien was born John Ronald Reul Tolkien on January 3, 1892. He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. John graduated from Oxford with a degree in English Language and Literature. He was positioned as an officer in World War I. In 1916, he married Edith Bratt. Together, John and Edith had four children. J. R. R. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973. It took place in middle earth, a place called Bag End. The story transitions to Rivendell,…

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    J.J.R. Tolkien was and still is a very influential writer, and his stories have shaped the way we look at fantasy today. It is strange to think that if his life hadn’t been the way it was, the books he wrote wouldn’t be the same. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was greatly influenced by experiences in his life. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s schooling had a large role to play all through his life. Due to the passing of his father, Ronald (called that by his mother), was homeschooled for the first…

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