Smaug

followed by Gandalf. They discuss a plan to get justice for thorin’s grandfather, thror, who had wrongfully been robbed of his findings in a mountain that he had discovered. He found gems and gold in the mountains and was guarded by him. A dragon named Smaug had robbed it a killed his grandfather and is currently guarding the mountains. Gandalf then volunteered confused Bilbo Baggins as the burglar for their expedition. The took inside of him…

The classical requirements of a hero were originally set forth in the Greek epics composed by none other than Homer, the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Within these ancient texts, Homer expertly crafted his idea of a hero: honourable, courageous, and fierce warriors who instilled hope in comrades, and struck fear into the minds of the enemy with their overwhelming valor and inherent expertise on and off of the battlefield. Classical heroes like Odysseus and Achilleus were the embodiment of…

Intro “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” (William Shakespeare) The relevance of this quote to The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is that the title character, Bilbo Baggins is living his life without any particular advantages or ambitions, when suddenly he is presented with an opportunity to achieve greatness. Bilbo was perfectly content with his predictable routine, primarily consisting of good meals, relaxation, reading, and smoking his pipe.…

When I read this, I thought it was strange that with the mark came the surprise visitors, not Gandalf which he was expecting. Reading this, I asked myself if there was any connection oath the mark and the visitors and what the mark meant. This active reading is imperative to make connections and draw conclusions in this novel. In the end it turned out the marking on the door and the visitors were related and was the springboard for further development in the novel. This quote, while not…

Smaug, killed by local hero, Bard last night after a surprise attack on Lake-Town. Smaug the dragon, had been living on a pile of wealth beyond any man’s wildest dreams for a very long while, until a local resident named Bard, stood his ground and killed the dragon just as people were starting to give up hope after the beast invaded at dusk. “I had a moment of clarity” Bard said “I knew that I couldn’t abandon my people so I shot my last arrow, and by luck it hit and killed Smaug.” A witness…

Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit. Hobbits are short and they have no beards. They are fat in the stomach. They wear bright colors and wear no shoes because they have thick callous on the bottom of their feet. Hobbits have strange brown hair on their feet which keep their feet warm. Hobbits can disappear quickly and quietly when a large folk comes making a noise like elephants that they can hear a mile off. Hobbits have long brown fingers, good-natured faces, and have deep fruity laughs. People…

As they were walking through the woods, they heard weird gigglings and singings. They ran out of foods and Bombur keeps having the dream feasts that he talks about. One night, they saw lights off the path of the forest; they went off path and broke Beorn’s and Gandalf’s instructions. It turns out to be a feast with elves and suddenly it was dark, like the lites have been turned off and the dwarves were yelling each other's’ names, but it seem to fade slowly. Bilbo was alone again, lost in the…

In a land where everything is real, it’s non-fiction. A hobbit named Radagast lived in his home thinking about all the adventures he went on in his past life, wondering if he would ever go on one again. A tall man that believed in magic and thought he could solve everyone's problems. His name is Thorin and he was driven out of his homeland when a beast made it it’s new home. The beast was large, over 4 tons, and could kill you in a blink an eye. Thorin went on, the beast could walk and fly, but…

Even people who are very monotonous have a tookish side to them. The character Bilbo Baggins from the novel the Hobbit is a very average hobbit with nothing special about him. In some occasions Bilbo steps out his comfort zone and into the more lively, tookish side. Examples of this is when Bilbo agrees to go on a journey even though he is unfamiliar, he also went ahead of the group to try to pick the pockets of the trolls, and he followed Gollum which could have gotten him killed. In the…

All narratives refer to the 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 about a Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who goes on an enticing adventure. This essay will elucidate why tests, allies, and enemies, the sixth stage of the Hero’s Journey, more specifically the tests, is the most significant stage of the narrative, as the trials mold Bilbo into a…