The Hobbit

the backdrop of World War II, particularly contrasting his attitude towards power with that of both Axis and Allied ‘powers.’ Most interesting is her look at the how Tolkien’s Ring changed over time, from the relatively harmless magic token of The Hobbit, to the One Ring which seeks to ‘rule them all.’ She points out the many motifs of German myths from which Tolkien drew, but also details the important ways in which his use of those motifs differed from that of the Nazis. She also suggests that…

Tolkien scholar Corey Olsen states, “The complex set of changes that Bilbo’s character undergoes will be one of the central and most intricate stories of the entire book.” Perhaps though the utmost significant set of changes that Bilbo undertakes in regards to his role as the burglar. At the beginning of the story Bilbo is extremely reluctant to join in on the adventure, in his first encounter with Gandalf he attempts to send him away almost immediately. After inviting Gandalf to have a pipe…

Peter Jackson’s development of the famous book “The Lord of The Rings” by J.R.R Tolkien is riddled with underlying themes and references. Each Character in the stories have their own background and emotions, their own personal story. This creates a scenario in which the interactions between the characters can be clearly understood, and their reactions to separation is expected. Separation causes grief in the beginning but in the end it strengthens you as a person. Frodo’s separation from his…

who tries to vanquish Middle-earth. Sauron had made a ring that he utilized as a weapon to rule the wills of free animals. The ring was lost for some a huge number of years, yet a very long while before the start of our story, it was found by the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. On the off chance that Sauron recovers it, nothing will have the capacity to stop him, and Sauron will remain absolutely determined to discover it. The Lord of the Rings recounts the narrative of Bilbo's nephew, Frodo Baggins, who,…

But this book does not offer a single page of original and unpublished work. What then is the need, now, for such a book? (Beren and Lúthien 11) That, as a Danish prince once said, is the question. There are, indeed, no words of J. R. R. Tolkien here that have not already appeared in The Silmarillion or The History of Middle-earth, and there are many which have been left out. As Christopher points out in the preface, this particular tale changed dramatically over the years, becoming more and…

What if your mentor suddenly left? This is what Gandalf did to Bilbo. He was a mentor but at the same time, he was his friend. Bilbo had to adjust to his new role as a leader and learn determination, courage, and intelligence. I realized that Bilbo had a lot of determination. One example of determination is when Bilbo stole the ring from Gollum. Gollum is a weird creature who is pretty rich. He gets a lot of birthday presents and one of them was an invisible ring. Gollum tried to eat Bilbo just…

Do you have what it takes to be a truly exemplary hero? If your answer is no, than you are in the same boat as our hero, Bilbo Baggins. But as the age-old adage says, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” In the book The Hobbit by famed British author J.R.R. Tolkien, our protagonist, Bilbo Baggins displays characteristics very similar to those of Beowulf and Sir Gawain. Some say that Bilbo was a coward while others believe he was a mighty hero. Bilbo Baggins matches the example laid down by…

A few years after his journey, and the death of Thorin Oakenshield, Bilbo was sitting comfortably in his hobbit hole, reading a novel, when he heard knocking on his door. He assumed it to be the Sackville-Baggins. But his guess was incorrect as it was a much taller, but skinnier dwarf that he had never seen before. His name was Fendrel, shield of Dain. He was a personal bodyguard of dain. “Greetings Bilbo Baggins, I am Fendrel Shield of Dain” “Come sit down and have some tea-” Bilbo replied, but…

without them(174).” His desire was not to desert the Dwarfs and even if it was his desire, helping the had become like second nature and he didn’t what else he would do. Like a true hero Biblo had already given up his desires of being back in his hobbit hole and wanted to help the Dwarfs in any possible way. The Dwarfs being captured brought out a lot of great traits in Bilbo, obviously selflessness, courage, and cleverness. Another time Bilbo showed complete selflessness was when he gave the…

Two Towers Response In J.R.R Tolkien’s epic fantasy The Two Towers, Frodo and his friends are doing everything possible to stop the evil forces of Sauron. Some are trying to defeat Sauraman’s forces first and frodo, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam, are in their way to Mordor to destroy the One and most powerful ring. While some of the heroes encounter giant living trees, wizards, and huge orc armies, Frodo and Sam are led to Mordor by a corrupted little creature called Gollum. They could…