The Hobbit Annotated Bibliography

The Hobbit written by Tolkien is very detailed so it makes it easier to pick out what is and what is not real. He was certain on how, when, and where the setting took place and how the characters would act in that timeline. This is what makes it believable.

Thesis: John Ronald Reule Tolkien’s life experiences influenced his writing, beginning as a student, then a soldier, lexigrapher, professor, and then a writer to his own children; Tolkien’s life created the place known to most as Middle-Earth.

Bilbo Baggins a hobbit who was very rich and very peculiar. He lived in Bad End, the greatest place in Shire. He has no close friends except Frodo, his cousin who was adopted as his heir. Bilbo announced that he would hold a party to celebrate his 111 birthday. He invited one hundred and forty four guests. There was also Gandalf the Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires, smokes, and lights. The day finally came. It was the party started with many entertainments. The hobbits were having fun until it came to Bilbo’s speech. He welcomed his forty four guests to his party and announced unexpected thing. He said that he was leaving and he was gone in a blink of an eye. The guests are speechless as the stood still in silent. While he was making his speech, he had been fingering the golden ring in his pocket and slipped it on. He was planning to leave and to have a permanent holiday. He left an envelope with the ring inside to Gandalf to give it for his cousin, Frodo. Frodo rushed back to Bag End and he

Going forward, in this essay, topics such as heroism and transformity will be strongly analyzed through quotes directly from the book The Hobbit and opinions formed while reading. Through the book The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien is able to show how a hero isn’t always the typical buff and boots with a cape on his back kind of person. Tolkien shows the reader that a hero is made by the struggles he conquers and isn’t just a perfect character thrown into the beginning of the story.

Do you ever wonder what kind of person you are? Are you adventurous, perseptive, athletic? Have these traits ever affected your decision making? Because in “The Hobbit” By J.R.R. Tolkien, The protagonist Bilbo Baggins feels conflicted whether he should act like his more daring ancestors, the Tooks by embarking on a perilous journey to retake a kingdom. Or to be like his more respectable ancestors, the Bagginses and stay in the comfort of his warm home. As you can see, the traits he has acquired from his forebears are altering the way he sees the situation. Much like Bilbo, I believe that we all have similar sides to our personalities, whether the conflict is to be brave or timid, or smart rather than foolishly. And it is up to us to correctly

“Kid, you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!” – Dr Seuss

In 1920 Tolkien was appointed to the position of Associate Professor in English Language at the University of Leeds. At the university Tolkien cooperated with E.V. Gordon to publish the Songs for the Philologists. Tolkien in 1937 published The Hobbit and in 1954 published what would be his most famous works, The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's wife died in 1971 and himself died two years later in 1973 at the age of 81 and had four children. (Doughan).had many influences on his writing one among these is the literature of the old Norse. (Clair) This influence is visible in almost all aspects of the stories that Tolkien tells of Middle- Earth. The Hobbits, for example, are Tolkien's unique contribution to the world of Middle Earth. However the Hobbits are clearly based off of the Icelanders in the Njal's Saga. (Clair) There are many similarities between these two groups of peoples in the two stories. Many of these similarities are in habit. The Icelanders much like the Hobbits were fond of food and often were very proud of their ancestry and their belief in hospitality. Another similarity between the two groups is their ostentatious methods of dress. Both groups dressed very ornately and very colorfully. (Clair) Tolkien's elves also show many similarities to the elves of Northern literature. Both elves have histories of healing and of being smiths. (Clair) Aside from the influence of Norse Literature Tolkien was also influenced by his Catholic faith and

In many stories, there is a hero ‒ a character who rescues, saves, survives, and sacrifices in order to help the greater good. He usually is of mysterious origin and often starts off seeming ordinary and insignificant. However, as the hero eventually grows and develops, he follows the hero’s journey, or the general structure of a hero’s adventures. Such is the case in J.R.R. Tolkien’s renowned The Hobbit, a high fantasy novel detailing the adventures of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, a small furry creature known as a hobbit. Bilbo lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until he is compelled to join a dangerous quest with Gandalf the wizard and thirteen dwarves. As Bilbo Baggins progresses along his hero’s journey, he transforms, develops, and changes into an extraordinary hero.

Literary consonance is a literary device where the same consonants are repeated numerous times in short succession. Sibilance is a form of literary consonance made by the flow of air through the sharp edges of the teeth. Phonetic Alphabet symbols representing sibilants are [s], [z], [ʃ], [tʃ], [dʒ] and [ʒ], which all create hissing noises when spoken. Tolkien effectively provides a thorough demonstration on how an author can play with consonance. He adds depth to Gollum’s character by emphasising his hissing noises with the assistance of this poetic device. His sibilance is designed to portray him as sinister, cold and distant from the normal Hobbits to the reader. It

There are many names attributed of one the legendary kings of Britannia. Most people know him as Arthur Pendragon without knowing that he originally carried a different name, Lucius Artorius Castus. This is the name that inspired the tales of Geoffrey of Monmouth centuries ago. The recollections and inspiration of The Fall of King Arthur by J.R.R Tolkien can be compared to the film King Arthur (2004), which presents a romantic side of the king we know now as “Arthur”.

On May 27, 2018, a few hours before midnight, Bilbo Baggins, a caring and valiant hobbit survived a deadly troll attack in Trolls Camp, WilderLand while attempting to stop a violent fight amongst the trolls.

R. R. Tolkien were close friends. They both served on the English faculty at Oxford University, and were active in the informal Oxford literary group known as the Inklings. According to Lewis's memoir Surprised by Joy, he was baptised in the Church of Ireland, but fell away from his faith during adolescence. Lewis returned to Anglicanism at the age of 32, owing to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, and he became an "ordinary layman of the Church of England".[1] Lewis's faith profoundly affected his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity brought him wide acclaim.

A man brought from South Africa Bloemfontein, to England in April,1895 will make a new era in writing .J.R.R. Tolkien was in fact one of the leading philologists of his day .He ushered in a new style of writing for writer’s during and after his time .He opened every ones eyes, he is the alter of the hand some call him .J.R.R. Tolkien was a philologist in the literal sense of the word: ’Lover of Language’.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known by his pen name J.R.R. Tolkien, came from a family that was primarily craftsmen that had emigrated to England from Germany in the 18th century. John was born on January 3rd, 1892 to father Arthur Tolkien and mother Mabel Tolkien in Bloemfontein, South Africa. His family had moved there after his father was promoted to head of the Bloemfontein office of the British bank. John had one sibling, his younger brother, Hilary Arthur Reuel.

The protagonist of the book is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo the main character in the book, is a hobbit. He was scared to leave his home town of Bagan. Bilbo was invited by dwarves to go on an adventure to find treasure that belonged to the them. Little was known about what could happen on this trip, but still Bilbo was drawn to this adventure with much excitement. It was when he did not have food to eat that he would question why he left his hobbit hole.