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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…

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…

shoots fire down at them, but the trees caught on fire as the fire spread. The song excerpt shows readers a small scene about what will happen later. As the company started to travel on the Misty Mountains, the elves in the trees started to sing, “O! Will you be staying, or will you be flying? Your ponies are straying! The daylight is dying! To fly would be folly, to stay would be jolly…” (48) When the elves sing about the company “flying”, they are hinting about how the eagles will help them…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

J.R.R. Tolkien J.R.R. Tolkien was a Writer, a very famous one. Wrote numerous books of Different Genres. He liked Fantasy The most. He lived 81 years 1892-1973. You may know because he wrote the book, the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Childhood Born on January 3 in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He Believed his last names Origin was german along with his family. His mother Mabel Suffield, and his dad Arthur Reuel Tolkien Married in 1880 in. On the 15th of February 1886 when Tolkien…

“The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien is one of the most complex, mystical and adventurous stories in literature. Tolkien intertwines setting, characters, and imagery to show that unexpected heroes can surprise us and be the most unlikely or simplest person. Other themes are home, friendship, and “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”-- or in other words, sometimes our first impression of someone may not be very true. This was the case with the dwarves and especially Thorin, when they judged the main…

J.R.R. Tolkien is a man who was around for a while and saw many things in his life. Tolkien also accomplished many things in his life as well. Tolkien was a scholar in English, wrote multiple books in his lifetime including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and Tolkien also fought in World War I. Tolkien was involved in one of the most gruesome battles of all time, The Battle of Somme. Over a million soldiers were either killed or wounded during the battle. Tolkien has experienced a lot in…