The Lord of the Rings

“ “Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” ( Stephen King). The Hobbit, written by J.R.R Tolkien and directed by Peter Jackson, is about a creature called a hobbit. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo and he goes on a demanding adventure with a group of dwarves ,to steal what is rightfully the dwarf leader, Thorin . Bilbo ends up facing near death situations, fighting nasty creatures and, makes a few friends. Jackson's version of the Hobbit,…

The book Lord of the Flies was driven by what Author William Golding considered to be human evil. Human evil, involves the examination of human nature and the causes, and effects of evil. It also demands for an observation of the methods that humans use to fight off evil, and whether the methods used are effective. Golding uses characters from Lord of the Flies such as Simon, Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and of course The Lord of the Flies to explain different ideas of evil throughout the story. For…

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.…

individual, often times a hero, has the ability to use a special weapon. The purpose of the weapon is to help them on a journey, defeat evil, or to prove the hero's identity. b) The invisibility ring that Bilbo finds from under a rock in Gollum’s cave is the archetypal magic weapon in the Hobbit. He uses the ring multiple times to not only save himself but others from his enemies. c) A secondary example is in Thor the movie, Thor has a hammer that would be the archetypal magic weapon in the…

People often refuse to help their neighbor because of their narcissistic apathy and consequently make the world an unpleasant place. Yet, in every generation exists a human, or hobbit, willing to face their own personal discomfort, correct their shyness and immaturity, and serve others to make the world a virtuous place. Bilbo Baggins grows into this role by helping his friends regain their home from the clutches of an evil dragon named Smaug. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien proves Bilbo undergoes…

“First things first Im’a say all the words inside my head”, Imagine Dragons created the song “Believer” and already they are beginning to put their points out there. In this song they describe many things but the main theme is that you have to stand up for yourself and to speak up. They explain this using many literary devices such as alliteration, similes, symbolism, metaphors, and repetition. The theme is first shown when stating “I’m the master of my sea” and, “Speaking my lesson from the…

In Green Knight and Arthur there are many time where the knights in the story show chivalry. There are other people such as Markman rejects mythic or supernatural interpretations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, suggesting instead that the poem focuses on "its human hero" as an exemplar of virtue and achievement as opposed to the view of chivalry. In the beginning of Green Knight we see that Gawain has shown chivalry when he chooses to take the place of Arthur. In the end of Green Knight we…

Mockingjay is the third film installment of The Hunger Games film series. The Hunger Games film series is based on The Hunger Games book trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. The film producers decided to split Mockingjay into two parts. The first part of the movie was released last November and the second part is scheduled to be released on November 2015 (1). In this paper, the author will discuss how music contributed to the overall quality and effect of the movie. The film starts by showing…

situations in his journey to the fearless dragon, Smaug at the end who holds all of the dwarves’ treasure in his lair. Specifically in chapter 5, Riddles in the Dark, Bilbo wakes up and is alone under the mountain with only his sword and a mysterious ring and is searching through the tunnels under the mountain. A couple clear changes that Peter Jackson made to the film were the introduction of how we met Gollum and enhancing Gollum’s desire to eat Bilbo during the movie, both of which are…

In the story The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the Main Characters are Bilbo the hobbit and the dwarves. The Main setting is, well there's not really just one setting for you see in the Book Bilbo is on an adventure and has to travel many lands but his main goal is to get to the mountains. In the begging of the story Bilbo and his normal ordinary routine is disrupted by a wizard and 12 dwarves. They seek a burglar and a top notch burglar because they want to claim their treasure back from…