R. J. Rummel

Imagine finding a door that leads to a faraway magical land that no one else even knows exist. In his fiction book the Chronicles of Narnia the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis takes us through such a door and into the land of Narnia. His book leads us on a magical adventure filled with courage, strength and hope. Reminding those that follow along with his adventure to never give up hope and that you can find courage and strength from all those around you. C.S. Lewis was a Fellow…

“ “Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” ( Stephen King). The Hobbit, written by J.R.R Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson, is about a creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo and he goes on a demanding adventure with a group of dwarves ,to steal what is rightfully the dwarf leader, Thorin . Bilbo ends up facing near death situations, fighting nasty creatures and, makes a few friends. Jackson's version of the Hobbit,…

People often refuse to help their neighbor because of their narcissistic apathy and consequently make the world an unpleasant place. Yet, in every generation exists a human, or hobbit, willing to face their own personal discomfort, correct their shyness and immaturity, and serve others to make the world a virtuous place. Bilbo Baggins grows into this role by helping his friends regain their home from the clutches of an evil dragon named Smaug. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien proves Bilbo undergoes…

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are considered to be two of the greatest authors of the last century. Ralph C. Wood in his article “Conflict and Convergence on Fundamental Matters in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien” analyzes the stylistic and philosophical differences between these two authors. His article focuses on the correlation between an author’s philosophy and writings. Although Wood makes valid arguments he is clearly biased towards Tolkien, therefore affecting his credibility. Wood…

It happens every time. The movie based off of the book is mostly always different whether it is ineffective or not. Between The Hobbit and the movie, there are more than just a few differences. Written by J.R.R Tolkien, and directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit is a miraculous journey and development of a small Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He faces countless life threatening situations in his journey to the fearless dragon, Smaug at the end who holds all of the dwarves’ treasure in his lair.…

Hobbits are creatures that are half the size of humans with similar characteristics of dwarves and do not like to leave the comfort of their home. They live in a pleasing underground holes with all the amenities of life. The Baggins family are part hobbits and part took. Tooks love to go on adventures and leave there houses. One day, a wizard named Gandalf visits him and ask Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure. He politely declines as any hobbit would and invites him to tea. He leaves a sign on…

In just one second, everything can change, so people can imagine what a change 83 years can make. Furthermore, a variety of events happened in 1892 including first successful auroral photograph made, University of Chicago opened, the Pledge of Allegiance was written and J.R.R. Tolkien was born. In 1975, Microsoft was created, Jaws was filmed, the Vietnam War ended and, well, David Beckham was born. Just 83 years apart, the world went from taking photographs to creating films, and even went…

J R R Tolkien, an English writer and poet, is known for being a highly skilled writer of fantasy books, such as The Hobbit. He is also known for writing The Lord of The Rings trilogy and The Silmarillion. A lesser known fact about this famous writer, is that he served in the British Army and fought during World War 2 in The Battle of the Somme. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, what is now known as the Free State Province in South Africa. Even though…

Statistics show that most people crave music. Music plays a crucial role in many people’s daily lives,this also goes for magical creatures. J.R.R Tolkien reveals this through the elves, dwarves, and the goblins songs. Each one of the songs had a distinct tone, content, and structure. In The Hobbit, the elves have a very distinctive genre of music. Unlike most, their tone is teasing and playful, and it is not meant to be taken seriously. Most song lyrics were insults meant to entertain the…

In chapters one and two of The Hobbit, Tolkien expresses what he thinks about certain topics. Tolkien expresses these feelings by certain words he uses throughout chapters one and two. Tolkien hints at what he views as positive and negative traits as well as what is more important intellect or being physically empowering. First off, Tolkien expresses what he views as positive traits such as intellect. This is because Bilbo having small stature he needs this intellect to help him be sneaky thus…