Smaug

conflicts, character traits, themes, motifs, and symbolism of the novel and presents their overall importance. The main conflict the party must endure throughout the novel is confronting numerous challenges on their journey to eventually find and defeat Smaug, the dragon responsible for destroying their home and taking their gold. Thorin, the mighty leader of the dwarves, speaks of his family’s great miracle and ascent turning to a tragic misfortune. To summarize, Thorin comments on how the…

is taken by the dragon gold he fights only to protect his wealth, he reconciles everything only to protect his reputation and nothing else. The Thorin Conspiracy The best-selling book The Hobbit has a diverse set of characters, Gandalf, Bilbo, Smaug, Elven King and many more. One of the more intriguing characters, however, is often overlooked; Thorin Oken-shield. Thorin often displays heroic attributes as well as villainous tendencies. He is often painted in a dark light. Thorin works for his…

Sam Cooke Mr. Villmer Honors British Literature ACP 29 August 2014 A Heroic Hobbit and Deft Dwarves J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit portrays a wide range of characters throughout the novel. In which, a tale wrought with adventure and danger unfolds with two unlikely forces aiding one another in order to achieve a common goal. The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is a well to do little creature who enjoys a quiet life in his comfortable hole in the earth. In fact, upon Gandalf inquiring about Bilbo…

are both fantasy characters with human like qualities. Bilbo and Beowulf both work for a greater reputation among the people they know. They both have enemies that they try to conquer. Beowulf’s enemy would be Grendel, while Bilbos enemy would be Smaug. In both of their journeys they go on a quest for self-discovery and they are both admired in their societies. The differences are that Beowulf is a soldier who is scared of nothing, and Bilbo is just a small hobbit with hairy feet, who at first…

there in the vast ignorance of the world, it festers and spreads. A shadow that grows in the dark. A sleepless malice as black as the oncoming wall of night. So it ever was, so will it always be. In time all foul things come forth.” (The Desolation of Smaug) Thranduil is talking about a more physical evil. But it could also be seen as a perception on an invisible evil, that the world brings upon itself by being careless. Such is the case for smog. Smog is a combination of the words smoke and…

aspect in Star Wars as were found in the Hobbit. Anakin Skywalker and the Emperor are our metaphorical dragons in this case. In many stories, the character of a dragon usually serves as a metaphor for greed; this is very apparent in the Hobbit through Smaug but is evident in Star Wars as well. In Star Wars, the dragon is the dark side: primarily, Anakin and the Emperor. The dark side and its main leaders may appear grotesque and malicious but in fact, it is just greed. It is the hunger for…

Gandalf had a chat about the things going on in the Wilderland, and especially the Lonely Mountains and Lake Town. Bard was dead at the age of eighty-six, quite a big age for a man. The dwarves have rebuilt everything back like the old days before Smaug the dragon invaded them. The dwarves are now digging more underground, mining and also providing more shelter. The elves are searching for Ents (trees that can move and talk) and trying to awaken them. Unlike Hobbiton, the Wilderland had changed…

Along time ago an evil dragon called Smaug attacked the town of Dale. He damaged it all. He took all of their treasure. He also took their home. The dwarves got very upset with him, and they are trying to bring their town back, the town of their ancestors. I am the wisest wizard, known as Gandalf the gray. I have a long hat, beard, and black boots. I was the leader of the journey, also the one in charge of it. I wanted to help the dwarves take their land back. I knew that the dwarves and I…

portrayed as a big, evil, fire-breathing, they can fly, and love anything that shines. They are also gems hoarders. They burn down villages and kill people. In the eyes of human, they look like magnified lizard with pair of wings. In the movie Hobbit, Smaug represents a western dragon. Who flies down the mountain after Bilbo Baggins. In the Chinese mythology. Dragon is composed of parts from many other animals. In the article “Legend of the Dragon Chinese & appearance in In History” by Kiroro.…

difficult tasks Bilbo faces, he is ultimately preparing for “the real battle” (Tolkien, 197), the true test to prove that he has undoubtedly grown as a hobbit and, in the process, transformed into a hero. Before Bilbo travels fully into the den of Smaug he must overcome the internal conflict raging inside of him, persuading him into believing that none of his adventures have prepared him for this daunting task. Bilbo needs to determine, on his own, that he is ready and will not let fear stand in…