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Stories have the power to share a message to their audience or explain the reasons why we personally see or think the things we do. Storytellers through myths or through the creation of fictional stories can show that humanity shares many of the same basic struggles and the curiosities to some of life’s greatest mysteries, such as good or evil. In both the biblical myths in Genesis and the fictional world of Tolkien’s Silmarillion there are parallels can be seen between them as individuals…

The Hobbit is a fictional fantasy story written by J. R. R. Tolkien. This story follows a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. A Hobbit is a very short humanoid creature that usually does not take part in the wild journeys that other creatures take part in. However, Gandalf, a great wizard, calls upon Bilbo to assist a group of Dwarves reclaim their mountain from a dragon. Originally Bilbo does not enjoy adventures, but as the story goes on Bilbo develops into a hero as he defies the stereotypical…

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who never once dreamed of going on an adventure, suddenly got chosen by Gandalf to become the fourteenth member of Thorin and Company's adventure to reach the Lonely Mountain and take it back from Smaug. Bilbo is a Baggins, the heir of a thoroughly respectable and conventional family through his father, but his mother was a Took, an eccentric clan of hobbits noted for their love of excitement and adventure. Despite having more money, the Tooks were less respected than the…

The Hobbit is written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, famously known to his readers as J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first published in 1937 and is an example of the high fantasy genre. Its sequel is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although many readers have thought that the book’s theme is about hidden heroism within, Tolkien has stated his distaste for allegory and told his readers that the book’s main purpose was for storytelling. I chose to read this book because I liked the Lord of the Rings movies.…

One controversial issue that takes place near the end of the story, one I did not want to mention in the summary, so I would not give too much of the book away. But obviously that isn't going to happen, so I will tell you anyways. When they first travel to the end of the rainbow to capture the fairy, the bring them back to a hidden cave so they can take shelter until L.E.P.R.U comes after Artemis and Butler. One the other side Holy Shorts the female fairy leader of the L.E.P.R.U gets a small…

In the book The Hobbit there are many creatures and each has a song.There are also many different explanations for the reasoning of the songs.The dwarves pg 14-15,the elves pg 48-49,and the goblins 60-61 In chapter one of The Hobbit the dwarves sing a song that is talking about breaking kitchen instruments “Chip the glasses and crack the plates,blunt the knives and bend the forks thats what Bilbo hates,smash the bottles and burn the corks” the dwarves are doing these things and singing this song…

In the book, The Hobbit, the main character known as Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit with two sides to his personality. One is his tookish side, but he tends to be more on his hobbit side. The tookish side of him is the one who mostly like to explore and see things from other places that he had never been before no matter the danger it might be. Although, the hobbit side may be more of him, the tookish side will be there when danger is near. As people continue to read this book, they see more and more…

In the book The Hobbit, there are three characters that play a very important role in the book. The characters alter the fairytale in various ways. Gandalf, Thorin, and Smaug, are the three main characters that play extremely important roles in this novel. “Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found . I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love,” said…

J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit has various settings throughout the novel, often taking place in the fantasy world of Middle Earth during the Third Age, which many believe the author based off of Britain in the Middle Ages. Bilbo Baggins, along with a rather colossal group of dwarves wanting to reclaim their gold from the dragon Smaug, travel through: Bags End, the Lone-Lands, Rivendell, the Misty Mountains, Mirkwood, and the Lonely Mountain. This audacious novel begins with the venturesome Bilbo…

30 Second Ad • Bilbo decides to sneak out of the mountain and into the camp to reveal himself. He offers them the Arkenstone which would be a good item to use as a bargaining chip. When Bilbo heads back to the mountain he meets Gandalf who appreciates his bravery. • The army comes to negotiate about the retrieval of the gold in the mountain. The Arkenstone is revealed and Thorin becomes furious after Bilbo reveals he was the one who stole the stone. Thorin plans to retrieve the stone by force…