Fellowship Of The Ring And The Hobbit

How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.

J.R.R Tolkien was an english writer, poet, philologist, and a university professor. He wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He once said “ It’s a dangerous business going out your front door.” Tolkien is both right and wrong. When leaving the home safety, adventure, and health are all put on the line.

The events associated with J.R.R Tolkien’s book The Hobbit resembles a hero’s quest journey, step by step until the final stage. Bilbo Baggins is the main character in this book and his life sonorously fits into in a typical hero quest journey. The three primary components of Bilbo’s quest are, the call to adventure, tests, allies and enemies, and the reward. In the book The Hobbit, Bilbo’s life is very plain and simple until he embarks on a marvelous journey with thirteen dwarfs and the wizard Gandalf, together they go on an obstacle filled journey to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story Bilbo and the Dwarfs are tested several times unit the get to the last stage. Therefore the Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is one of the classic hero quest stories because of the many affairs that resemble the hero quest cycle.

As the story of “The Hobbit” by J. R. R. Tolkien develops, readers of this book can see that one of the main characters experience a metamorphosis. From the beginning of the story throughout the end, Bilbo goes through a change, but for the better. Tolkien’s main character Bilbo in “The Hobbit” shows the theme of becoming a hero by gaining courage and confidence as the story progresses.

A calm life is a boring waste of time, and one that eventually grows tiring. Helen Keller once said that “Life is a daring adventure or nothing,” meaning that people who don’t have any excitement or adventure in their lives are empty shells who are looking for something to drive them. Three fictional examples of such empty souls are Regina Mills from “Once Upon a Time,” Bilbo Baggins from “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” series, and Madoka Kaname from “Puella Magi Madoka Magica.”

A Fire-breathing dragon is tracing the edges of the mountain with flames spitting from his mouth, shouting “I am fire. I am death!””Bilbo is pacing himself to escape these angry flames as echoes of roars surround him. How did Bilbo Baggins get to such a place?In this novel The Hobbit,written by J.R.R Tolkien, a hobbit named Bilbo is enjoying a pipe on his front porch when he is confronted by an elder man that Bilbo recognizes as a wizard named Gandalf, though his suspicion continues to grow.Gandalf asks Bilbo to join him on a mission and Bilbo quickly declines this offer due to his lack of interest in adventure and invites Gandalf for some tea sometime, only to not seem rude. The next day Bilbo is shocked to hear a ring at his doorbell and is even more surprised to be bombarded with a trail of dwarfs crowding his comfortable little hobbit hole, Bilbo begins to grow confused and annoyed. The dwarfs eat nearly every piece of food in Bilbo 's pantry before they finally decide to settle down and talk business with Baggins. The company provides Bilbo with a greater and deeper understanding of this mission, after a lot of persuasion Baggin’s agrees to join the company of dwarfs on a mission to regain the treasures that Thorin’s grandfather mined and found at the mountain guarded by Smaug the dragon that they end up having to defeat and regain their stolen treasure.This changing Bilbo Baggin’s life forever.

According the story of the “Ainulindale”, the Valar Melkor attempted to go against the harmony of the song of Illuvatar.1 To this end he left to Middle Earth upon its creation to

In the film, Fellowship of the Ring, directed by Peter Jackson, many minor characters give great friendship and devotion to Frodo to help him complete his courageous journey to destroy the ring. Frodo’s mission would not have been successful without the help of his mentors and friends. In Fellowship of the Ring, Sam graciously gives his time and efforts to assist Frodo on his journey to abolish the ring. He bravely demonstrates great fellowship toward Frodo with exceptional gratitude in several ways. Sam is not even given a choice to commute with Frodo on his journey to destroy the ring, but is forced to due to his unfortunate eavesdropping. He did not have to be helpful or

The inspiring novel, The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, definitely deserves the right to be considered a timeless classic. Tolkien uses the main character, Bilbo Baggins, a well respected hobbit, to explain how fast one’s life can change. Mr. Baggins doesn’t believe he will go on an adventure through Middle-Earth the day Gandalf comes to Bag End to tell him so. Nor does he think the many races he only heard of in stories, will face him in the mountain pass. As the expedition takes the reader through the marvelous sights, the author drags them through the horrid forest of Mirkwood and traps them in the Elvenking’s dungeon. Tolkien’s excellent word choice enhances the novel further, indicating that it is a tale told long after the journey finishes. Through the use of dwarves, Tolkien describes the fact that all races show their true colors at one point or another, but it does not define them to be the same as all the others of that race. Mr. Tolkien beautifully intertwines the underlying messages and powerful statements in the wild settings and creative characters.

J. R. R. Tolkien 's novel The Hobbit is one of a kind. The novel revolves around the protagonist Bilbo Baggins and his journey not only of recovering the treasure from Smaug, but his journey becoming a hero. Through the main character Bilbo Baggins Tolkien changed my perspective on what a mythic hero is suppose to be. When the term “mythic hero” is brought up I visualize someone that is a stouthearted a warrior namely Achilles or Odysseus to be exact not a hobbit. A little friendly, good-natured, brilliant hobbit. To put it bluntly, he is the polar opposite of Achilles and Odysseus. Despite the fact Bilbo Baggins isn 't the typical mythological hero, in many ways he has the attributes of a hero. J. R. R. Tolkien ventured away from the archetypical hero we often see in Greek and Roman mythology.

Thorin II Oakinshield is the heir to the dwarven throne in the east, under the Lonely Mountain near the ruins of Dale. His family and people are driven out by a great and terrible dragon named Smaug. After this catastrophe he and the remainder of his people wander middle earth looking for work and settling where they can. Thorin leads them for some time before meeting with a Wizard by the name of Gandalf, who convinces Thorin and his company of dwarves that they should invest in a burglar and go retake their homes. Thorin and Company meet Gandalf at the home of a hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins and recruit him for their escapade thus beginning the quest.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic adventure through the mythical world of Middle Earth and the kingdoms that encompass it. The world is in turmoil, a dark and powerful enemy named Sauron has returned. This story includes many diverse races throughout this vast continent. Hobbits, elves, dwarves, wizards, and men must once again work together to defeat this long-forgotten adversary. The ring of power has been found, and the Dark Lord desperately wants it back. The ever-present evil of the ring entices even the most selfless individuals’ desire to possess the ring and to utilize its power. True wisdom is the ability to recognize personal weaknesses and to resist the temptation of the ring.

I enjoyed reading the excerpt from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring since it was an exciting story, unlike the other readings. In English Part One and Part Two, most of the readings were nonfictional, and those that were fictional were mostly short stories with simple plots. However, I enjoyed The Hobbit since it was a part of a novel. Unlike the other short stories, the plot had many facets and was action-packed; therefore, it was more intriguing to read.

After reading the novel, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” written by J.R.R. Tolkien, one message that J.R.R. Tolkien has shown to the readers throughout the novel is that, power corrupts all who seek it. The novel is set in a place called Middle-earth where the Dark Lord, Sauron, forged a Ring from his life force so that he could rule all of Middle-earth and its inhabitants. But, Sauron the Ring was then stolen, and for a long time he believed that the ring was lost forever. Many years later the ring came to a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Frodo, Bilbo’s nephew, inherited the Ring from Bilbo and then a wizard named Gandalf the Grey tells Frodo who the Ring belongs to and what he must do to destroy it. Frodo then journeys across Middle-earth with

Once upon a time, before more mainstream genre-defining fantasy works such as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, before there even existed an actual fantasy genre at all, Lord Dunsany masterfully crafted the fantastical The King of Elfland’s Daughter, an opulent tapestry of a tale of what could happen in a typical fairy tale following the “happily ever after.” Writing in the early years of the twentieth century, Lord Dunsany was a pioneer in the fantasy genre. He very much belonged to an earlier, perhaps more enlightened age, when fantasy writers were known for the beauty of their prose as much as the fantastical nature of their stories. In her essay “From Elfland to Poughkeepsie,” Ursula K. Le Guin, author and fanatic of fantasy