Smaug

Wind Cave National Park is an idyllic area which, despite its nomenclature, has as much to offer above ground as below. The park is located ten miles north of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. It was established as the seventh National Park by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, and was the first cave system to be designated. Wind Cave is the sixth longest cave system in the world, but the world’s densest maze cave. It consists of miles of interlocking and intersecting tunnels arranged in…

In chapters six and seven, Bilbo comes to an understanding of the rings power and becomes adept of the ring and masters its use. When retelling the story of how he escaped from the goblins and Gollum, Bilbo fails to mention the ring and keeps it a secret. The other dwarves begin to respect him after he tells his tale; their growing respect differs from the attitude they had toward Bilbo at the beginning of the story, when they only tolerated him for Gandalf's sake. After the group resumes their…

rhetorical devices to allow the reader to further visualize the interaction between Bilbo and Smaug. Bilbo, known as The Hobbit, is presented to be inside of Smaug’s tunnel, seeking revenge due to the number of deaths the dragon has caused. As he walked in, a metaphor is placed, to show how Bilbo thought Smaug was asleep because there was “scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam” coming from Smaug. As Smaug and Bilbo are first known to be around each other, the author makes it…

Power in a cave and hid its existence from all other characters throughout the book. Bilbo’s secret concerning the Ring of Power significantly furthers the plot through his relationships with Gandalf the Grey, the Company of Dwarves, and the dragon Smaug. As a mentor figure, Gandalf the Grey Wizard always cared for Bilbo and protected him from danger. Gandalf believed in Bilbo even when Thorin and the other dwarves did not for he said, “‘Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins…

the dragon Smaug’s ostensibly antagonistic role left the reader ambivalent. However, this is not entirely due to a gross neglect of Smaug’s development as a character, but rather a misrepresentation of his role by the organization of the novel, as Smaug only serves as a veil for the deeper underlying conflict among the different creatures of the land. At the outset of…

pulled out of his usual environment and called to an adventure. He is joined by Dwarves and a mentor, Gandalf, to reclaim the Dwarves gold long forgotten in a mountain protected by a dragon, Smaug. The differences in character are present in the chapter, Inside Information, where Bilbo has two encounters with Smaug, one being a life threatening event. Tolkien’s original portrayal of Bilbo’s courageous and heroic character playing the role as the primary leader as well as Smaug’s sinister and…

the Skrill shot to the Eye of Dragon creating a big and dark purple vortex which soaked up Hiccup and Toothless. As a consequence both appear in an unknown land, specifically outside a mountain. On the other hand Bilbo was running for his life when Smaug was hunting him inside the kingdom of Erebor, hence he run out of the palace and starts to get down stairs when he crashed with Hiccup and both started to fall down. Hiccup: (angry) Hey, look where you going! Bilbo: (worried) Sorry! (Bilbo…

easy as they imagined. Each person held an important and valuable responsibility in the journey. All they needed to do was get the treasure that Smaug had taken possession of. It used to belong to Thorin’s father and grandfather, and now now, Thorin is devoted to the promise that he will get it back. With Bilbo, The Hero, Gandalf, The Mentor, and Smaug, The Shadow, the expedition will be full of suspense and difficulty. Bilbo serves as The Hero in The Hobbit. At the beginning of the story, he…

walls speak louder, then hundred words. Empty walls are associated with loneliness, and sadness. In the Hobbit, Smaug lives barriered in a mountain, with nothing, but gold. Dracula lives in a similar darkness, which displays the darkness within. Their lairs are well representations of what they symbolize. Smaug is a large powerful dragon,…

written by J.R.R. Tolkien as Bilbo Baggins, Thorin, and their friends take on a great adventure to beat Smaug the evil dragon. During this adventure many trials take place like The Misty Mountains and Markwood, where they meet new friends and people to help them with what they want to be done. The biggest symbol in this book is greed. Greed is shown with Bilboʼs Ring, The Arkenstone, and Smaug the Dragon. Greed is the biggest thing that pops up through the entire novel, and the ring…