The Hobbit And Fellowship Of The Ring Essay

When most people think of J.R.R. Tolkien, they often think of his great imagination and his world of great dragons, warriors, orcs, hobbits, wizards, dwarves and elves. But most people forget about the deeper meaning behind his stories and his controversy towards society. Tolkien was a British, fantasy, writer during the mid-1900s. Through his love of languages, religion, and country, J.R.R Tolkien’s works of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are controversial but masterpieces because Tolkien represents “good” as a fuller, more imaginative reality than evil.

The Hobbit, written by John R. R. Tolkien, is a fantasy novel published on September 21, 1937. It was written as a prelude to the famous series, The Lord of the Rings, written seventeen years later. The Hobbit introduces the reader to an incredibly immersive fantasy world, that enriches the reader into its epic storyline. The story takes place in a land called Middle-earth, a land filled with enchanting surprises and magical wonders. It was the perfect playground for Tolkien to develop his main character Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins was a small hobbit, who unaware in the beginning would become a large role in the plot. It is through this character that Tolkien implemented the theme of heroism into the story. Bilbo’s

One of the most apparent character archetypes used in this novel is the everyman, a simple, adventure less, commonplace character that is played by Bilbo Baggins. In the beginning of the story, Bilbo is the classic everyman that lives in the Shire, but is soon thrust into a world he does not understand. As the story progresses Bilbo fulfills the role of the hero all while making a full circle back to the beginning and thus completing the Hero’s Journey. Another important figure in The Hobbit is Gandalf, who takes on the role of both the herald and the mentor. Gandalf’s role as the herald is clear as he embarks Bilbo on his adventure in the beginning of the novel. His role as the mentor is a longer and more subtle one as he guides Bilbo through his obstacles while letting Bilbo overcome them himself. His dual role helps support the storyline in building the full circled journey. The shadow role and the threshold guardians create a conflicting force that rivals the protagonists. The shadow is portrayed as Smaug and can be referred to as the antagonist throughout the expanse of the book. Bilbo and the dwarfs entire journey is based on their rivalry against the dragon guarding the homeland of the dwarfs, The Lonely Mountain, as he stands in the way of what they want, "Bilbo was now beginning to feel really uncomfortable. Whenever Smaug's roving eye, seeking for him in the shadows, flashed across him, he trembled, and an accountable desire seized hold of him to rush out and reveal himself and tell all the truth to Smaug. In fact he was in grievous danger of coming under the dragon-spell" (231). The use of this character in the Hero’s Journey is what creates a story and adds the necessary conflict to create the plot and engage the reader with the momentum it builds. Threshold guardians play a similar role in gathering momentum,

Tolkien shows relationships between beings with various races in The Fellowship of the Ring to emphasize the strength of friendship. We can see the progressive development of relationship between characters within the fellowship and outside of the fellowship. Bilbo—the main

Can it be imagined, going on an unexpected adventure with the risk of never coming back and, as if this were not enough, with a group of people that aren’t reliable or trustworthy? This is why fellowship, the companionship and friendship of people who share the same interests, is very important. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a fantasy novel and children’s book based on the quest of a group of 13 dwarves, a hobbit, and a wizard with the goal of recovering a horde of treasure stolen and guarded by a dragon. During the quest the author develops several themes which quickly grab the reader’s attention. Throughout Tolkien’s literature, the theme that stands out the most is the importance of fellowship because the main character, Bilbo Baggins, impersonates such value and is demonstrated by his actions of saving the dwarves of the spider, helping the dwarves escape of the wood elves prison

The Hobbit is a classic example of a fool’s errand written as a children’s tale. Thirteen dwarves, a hobbit, and a wizard journey across Middle Earth to face a centuries-old dragon that decades earlier obliterated the combined armies of the dwarves. And yet, against all odds, this pack of misfits succeeds in their quest, reclaiming Erebor, killing the dragon, and renewing the line of Durin. The Hobbit is moralistic in nature; it never intends to showcase the literal triumph of the heroes over the dragon, but rather the victory of one set of values over another. The dwarves’ companionship, sacrifice, and heroism defeat the dragon’s antagonistic, materialist, and isolated nature. Many tales throughout the ages echo this classic theme: love

“The Lord of the Rings is racist. It is soaked in the logic that race determines behavior.” (Ibata 2). Many people have tried to perpetuate the myth that J.R.R. Tolkien was racist. They cite various scenes in The Lord of the Rings, in both the books and in the movies. These people are lying or ignorant. J.R.R. Tolkien was not a racist, nor did he ever intend for his novels to be viewed as such. There is plenty of evidence to defend Tolkien from these claims such as: the themes of his novels, like The Lord of the Rings; the clear messages in his personal writings and his upbringing; and the characters from his novels.

They largely dismiss the rest of the goings on of Middle-Earth as not hobbit business. This often leads to misunderstanding and suspicion of others. Sandyman goes on to say "He's [Bilbo] often away from home. And look at the outlandish folk that visit him: dwarves coming at night, and that old wandering conjour, Gandalf, and all. You can say what you like, Gaffer, but Bag End's a queer place, and its folk are queerer (Tolkien 24). Later, a hobbit comments "If only that dratted wizard would leave young Frodo alone, perhaps he'll settle down and grow some hobbit sense" (Tolkien 40). It is clear that many of the hobbits distrust Gandalf simply because he is not a hobbit with typical hobbit business. These same misconceptions and misunderstandings based on physiology are apparent throughout Tolkien's trilogy. The distrust between dwarves and elves, the tension between elves and men, and the reluctance of the ents to get involved with non-ent business are a few examples. Many of these misconceptions and misunderstandings are overcome to defeat the forces of evil, however, the physiological differences among characters are one major roadblock towards the unity of good in the trilogy.

As the wizard, Gandalf, arrives at Bilbo’s home he offers him the opportunity for an adventure. But Bilbo being the laid back hobbit he is, he kindly refuses and Gandalf

In J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy novel “The Hobbit”, Bilbo Baggins likes to keep to himself, safe and sound in his cozy home, until Gandalf pushes him to go on an adventure with the dwarves. Bilbo is very insecure about himself, and is very uncomfortable-but Gandalf sees potential in Bilbo that Bilbo himself cannot. Like Gandalf pushed Bilbo, it is important to have a “Gandal” in our lives. It is important to have a “Gandalf”, because they push us to our full potential, they believe in us, and they help us to be the best version of ourselves that we can be. If Gandalf had not seen potential in Bilbo, then he would have never pushed and encouraged him to go on the adventure.

The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been beloved works among many generations of readers since they were first published. The author of these two books, J.R.R. Tolkien is just as interesting a man as many of the characters he created in the world of Middle-Earth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Africa to a banker manager and his wife in 1892 and had only one sibling, Hilary, who was less than two years younger (Wikipedia). When he was young both of his parents died (one from rheumatic fever, the other from diabetes) and he and his brother were raised by a Catholic priest in Birmingham (Wikipedia). Tolkien was involved in World War One and Two, first as a serviceman, then as a cryptographer (Wikipedia). Indeed he was very

Tolkien did a very good job of portraying the elves a good people,I know this because the dwarves and elves hate each other the elves give the dwarves a place to stay and food.The dwarves and elves hate each other because the elven king did not risk his army´s life when the dwarves got attacked by the dragon.Also the elven king Elrond reads the moon letters that are on the plan of the mountain, tells Thorin and Gandalf the magical properties of their swords which is that Biter (Thorin's sword) and Foe-Hammer (Gandalf´s sword ) glow blue when orcs or goblins are nearby, and he gives Gandalf a white horse.The elves are likeable people because they avoid war if possible and are always

In contrast to the virtuous and heroic races, such as dwarves, elves, hobbits and men, the opposing races are seen to be monstrous and unjustified, attacking those who aim to do good. Readers should note that the text itself discourages them from empathising with the “evil” races and mirrors the european outlook on “lesser” societies throughout the world. The dwarven company’s first encounter with the trolls in the woods gives readers their first glimpse into the eurocentric thought within Tolkien’s novel. While they are depicted as large oafs who wander the countryside plundering helpless farmers, hunting defenseless animals, and ransacking peaceful traders, these actions are culturally acceptable within troll society as seen in the conversation Bilbo overhears: “‘Never a blinking bit of manflesh have we had for long enough’... ‘What the’ell William was a-thinkin’ of to bring us into these parts at all, beats me—and the drink runnin’ short, what’s more’”(Tolkien 70).

"Three Rings for the Eleven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his Dark throne, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. 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 Shadows lie(Tolkien)." Master of storytelling J.R.R. Tolkien continues the lives of the fictitious creatures that he introduced in The Hobbit, in his modern classic The Fellowship of the Ring. He artfully illustrates the truths of the evil that plague the hearts of man. He tells a story of greed, destruction and how mortal men are enslaved by

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit living in the Shire having a peaceful quiet life in his hobbit hole. One day after living a life of leisure and pleasure he is awakened by a rude knock on his door. In a matter of a few hours he will meet the people that changed his life for good. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is a story about a hobbit and his adventure. His adventure starts with a knock on his door by his old Friend Gandalf. Gandalf then promptly asks Bilbo”I am looking for someone to share in an adventure”(tolkien). Bilbo then denies Gandalf and continuous with his usual day until that night. When Bilbo is about to eat his dinner he gets a knock. He opens it to find two dwarves Dwalin and Balin. Bilbo 's shocked but invites them in. Bilbo does this eval times until he 's left with thirteen dwarves Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Ori, Nori, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin Oakenshield. They then invite him on a quest that would change his life. During his quest he faces many evils and overcomes them all to become a hero.