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The events in the first book of Christopher Paolini’s “Inheritance” series are no match for that of the second book; “Eldest.” The story begins right where the first book left off with Eragon and Saphira hidden deep within the Beor mountains in Farthen Dur, home of the dwarves and the Varden. The mountain city has been ravaged by battle with Galbatorix’s army of Urgals. The residents of Farthen Dur rose victorious, but not without great cost. Ajihad, leader of the Varden, is stormed and slain by…

All narratives refer to an art of storytelling, a sequence that is followed known as the Hero’s Journey. An example of a narrative that exhibits the Hero’s Journey is The Hobbit, a fictional novel written by J.R.R Tolkien, first published in 1937. This is a story about a creature known as a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who goes on an enticing adventure. This essay will elucidate why the sixth stage of the Hero’s Journey, tests, allies and enemies, is the most significant within the narrative.…

Imagine if you and two of your friends are stuck in a huge maze built with tall concrete walls, covered in ivy. To make this situation more interesting, this maze is filled with huge monsters, called the grievers. You don’t have any memory of what happened two days ago. If you had the choice to save your friends, what would you do? This was the situation of Thomas, the lead character in the Maze Runner, by James Dashner. Thomas is sent to a hidden place called the Glade. This place has a huge…

During a hero’s journey, a hero must travel to the underworld to receive the knowledge needed to complete their journey. In Daniel Woodrell’s Novel Winter’s Bone, Ree Dolly must travel to her own Underworld to learn the truth about her father’s where about and save her home from being taken. Ree’s begins to enter her Underworld when she re-visits Hawkfall for a second time looking for Thump Milton, after being told to never return. Although Ree went through many Underworld like events, her…

`Expecto Patronum` Harry incantates and conjures up his Patronus – a silver shining stag that fends off hundreds of Dementors at a time. Harry Potter fans would already be on a trip to Hogwarts in their minds – fighting Lord Voldemort alongside Dumbledore`s Army. For the uninitiated, the ‘Patronus charm’ is the only effective magical spell available to wizards at Hogwarts as defense against the Dementors – vile, villainous, dark creatures who suck up every positive emotion from the human soul.…

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…

Archetypes Related to The Hobbit In Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, many different archetypes and literary codes are discussed. Examples of these archetypes that apply to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit include a hero’s quest, the act of communion, and a descent into the underworld. Understanding how these different archetypes apply to literature, whether it’s the casual reader or an English professor, can greatly enhance the reading experience. One archetype mentioned…

In the book The Hobbit, Tolkien incorporates topics that relates to other pieces of literary work, specifically the topic/theme of how no matter someone's background anyone can achieve something that they set their mind to. A text that relates to this topic is the the poem Can I? Why Not? written by Liam Francis. In both texts the idea of achieving a goal is covered. In the novel The Hobbit, the main character Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit that lives in a hole, when one day Gandalf appears and…

Name: Henri Ho Mizzou online ID: Email: hvh887@mail.missouri.edu Popular Literature (Tolkien) LESSON 1: The Hobbit A philologist and professor of medieval literature at the University of Oxford named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien created many fascinating fantasies such as “Beowulf” and one of the most well-known, “The Lord of the Rings”. The creation of “The Hobbit” was said to be the prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” in world of middle earth. The main character, or protagonist, of this novel is…

Tom Bombadil and his wife Goldberry are two characters in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring. The two make multiple contributions to the success of the hobbits’ quest. From giving the group a good night’s rest to saving their lives, they made huge contribution to the group’s adventure. The two first appear in chapter six, when Pippin and Merry are stuck in cracks, caused by the willow tree they were sleeping by. Sam and Frodo begin searching for a way to get the…