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    1) The first character I chose that in my opinion demonstrates heroic qualities in The Hobbit is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo starts off as just an ordinary hobbit but as he is on his journey with Gandalf and the Dwarves he truly shows his heroic abilities. Time after time Bilbo pushes his limits and reveals all of the courage he truly has. In chapter two he is faced with his first burglary task which is to steal from the trolls. Although he does not succeed in this task what is truly important is that…

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    Frodo Baggins, a hobbit who lives in the Shire, acquires a Ring from Bilbo Baggins. This Ring is the “One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them in the Land of Mordor where the Shadow lies” (Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring). Bilbo did not know that the Ring he had brought back from his journey was the Ring of Sauron, a dark lord who wishes to enslave all of the Middle-earth. Gandalf the Grey, a wizard, suspected that the Ring…

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    In chapter 3 of The Hobbit Gandalf, Thorin, Bilbo, and the dwarves go up the Misty Mountains and see Rivendell. The difference between the way Bilbo and dwarves see Rivendell is the fact that Bilbo thinks the elves are good hearted creatures. But the dwarves know better so they do not necessarily like the elves, that and the fact that the elves make fun of the dwarves “long beards”. That is the main difference between the way Bilbo and the dwarves see Rivendell. They also meet an elf-friend…

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    It happens every time. The movie based off of the book is mostly always different whether it is ineffective or not. Between The Hobbit and the movie, there are more than just a few differences. Written by J.R.R Tolkien, and directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit is a miraculous journey and development of a small Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He faces countless life threatening situations in his journey to the fearless dragon, Smaug at the end who holds all of the dwarves’ treasure in his lair.…

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    This book The Hobbit is 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…

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    Omar. W Bradley once said, “bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death”(www.brainyquote.com). In the novel, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, a timid and meek hobbit, proves this true, as he overcomes his sheepishness, and battles terrifying creatures along his extensive journey. Bilbo Baggins is just an ordinary hobbit who is forced into an adventure, but the experiences along the journey teach him how to become a hero. A group of dwarves and their…

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    seem to think why would a little hobbit want to go an adventure? In the first part of the book you see bilbo baggins. He is a race called the Hobbits. Now you may think what is a hobbit? A hobbit is a race of short plump little people. The are half the size of a human, they enjoy food and drink. At first you think why would a hobbit be a main character? Well you're about to find out. One afternoon and old wise wizard arrives at Bilbo’s house. The little hobbit greets him and welcomes in him…

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    inhabited by Hobbits in Middle Earth, an old wizard who goes by the name of Gandalf arrives at the “hobbit-hole” of a prideful old hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Gandalf invites Bilbo on an adventure; however, Bilbo declines as normal Hobbits do not go on adventures, but Bilbo mistakenly invites Gandalf for tea on the next day. Afterwards, Gandalf arrives with thirteen other adventurous Hobbits, and Bilbo is forced to participate in Gandalf’s adventure in the hunt for Thorin’s (one of the Hobbits)…

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    around the world. On that day Peter Jackson released the third and final Hobbit movie, The Battle of Five Armies. It was almost exactly thirteen years before, (December 19th, 2001) that he released the first movie of The Lord of the Rings trilogy; The Fellowship of the Ring. This was a huge moment for all the fans of J.R.R Tolkien’s books, because The Battle of Five Armies is the last part of the whole series. Although the Hobbit trilogy was very enjoyable and emotional, it was also a bit…

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    present in many fiction and non-fiction stories; two examples of this would be The Hobbit and I Am Malala. The Hobbit is a fictional story created by the author J.R.R Tolkien, it follows the story of Bilbo as he goes through the hero’s journey. I am Malala is a non-fictional story created by Malala Yousafzai; it tells the story of Malala and her struggle to give girls the right to education in Pakistan. The Hobbit and I Am Malala have elements of the hero’s journey and some parts are similar but…

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