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    Justin Ranicar 11/14/17 EN-408-A Tolkien and Medievalism Tolkien and Medievalism: The Return of the King, Book II Since the unique separating of heroes in The Two Towers, as well as its following throughout the previous section of The Return of the King, it has thusly provoked lengthy discussion as to how, despite emphasis imparted on bonds of unity, collectiveness, and comradeship, many of the scenarios individual characters are be thrust headlong into are specifically

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    to let the evil and corrupt Gollum live, out of pity for him, in the dark caves under the mountain. Bilbo could have easily slain the horrid creature mainly because of the ring, which he was wearing at that time, gave him the power of invisibility. Instead, he risked his life to let the Gollum live by quickly jumping past the evil creature, thereby escaping death of either character. Gandalf, in a later narrative, lectures Frodo by praising Bilbo’s act of pity upon Gollum. Gandalf’s words were, "Pity

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    the group is attacked by goblins where they are eventually saved by Gandalf. Throughout the turmoil of the attacking goblins Bilbo gets lost in the caves and finds himself alone in the darkness. It is in this event when Bilbo finds Gollum’s ring. Gollum was a sickly looking creature that had been dwelling in the caves for many years. Bilbo used his wits to outsmart the creature by playing a riddle game with him and eventually made it to safety. Having Bilbo win the riddle game shows that his smart

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    Compare and Contrast Essay When somebody mentions the word, “hero,” we think of someone dressed in shining armour holding a sword, slaying the terrible dragon guarding a hoard of gold. In The Hobbit, there is indeed a heinous dragon guarding a hoard of treasure and a hero who embarks on a journey to defeat said dragon and reclaim his stolen birthright. However, we do not just have one hero. We have two: the traditional and non-traditional hero. There is Bilbo Baggins, a shrewd hobbit who contrasts

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    all. An example of this is Gollum. This character from The Hobbit would not be a good influence to a happy and healthy life. Generally, Gollum has an evil, greedy nature. Bilbo Baggins even thinks: “Utterly miserable as Gollum sounded, Bilbo could not find much pity in his heart, and he had a feeling that anything Gollum wanted so much could hardly be something good.” (Hobbit 77) This shows that others rightly assumed that the creature was corrupted and evil. Gollum does not set a good example

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    from day to day. My journey to Texas and Bilbo’s journey to defeat Smaug were both unforgettable and full of surprises. Bilbo often dreamed of the comforts of home because he was faced with hungry, bad weather, and being attacked by creatures, Gollum, spiders, and Smaug. Unlike Bilbo’s journey, my experiences were all very pleasant; even though I did not think they would be. I did not expect flying in a plane was going to be as smooth as it was. I did not expect going to the Book Depository

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    A wizard, a dragon, elves, dwarves, and goblins are simply a few of the creatures Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit in the book titled The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, encountered on his adventure; an adventure that changed his life. This adventure began with a single act/mistake on a day where you could say good morning and be truthful. It began when Gandalf, a wizard had a conversation with Bilbo, the protagonist of The Hobbit, and Bilbo invited him over for tea despite the fact that Bilbo was trying to get

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    creature named Gollum was watching Bilbo from a distance; however, Bilbo could not see Gollum. Next, Gollum walks up to Bilbo to approach him and begins to have a conversation with him. Gollum asks Bilbo if he wants to sit and play a game of riddle, Bilbo agrees although he was anxious to say yes to Gollum. I consider the character of Gollum interesting as he was observing Bilbo at first and then asks Bilbo if he wants to play a game of riddles. At first, I assumed that since Gollum lives alone in

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    A archetype is a original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. The hero's journey consists of eleven to twelve steps; the steps in the hero's journey are Status Quo ( sometimes can be added) , Call to Adventure, Assistance, Deparcher, Trials, Approach, Crisis, Treasure, Result, Return, New Life,and Resolution. Most books follow the steps in the hero's journey. In A Dogs Life it is about a dog named Squirrel

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    In the book “The Maze Runner” Thomas, one of the main protagonists, is pushed to the limits to see if he and his friends are really up for escaping the unsolvable maze. Knowing Thomas he can do pretty much anything. He is gutsy, lucky, and a stupidly brave teenage boy. Thomas is willing to do almost anything, just as long as he knows it is going to help someone in the end. When they were all placed into the maze they had no memories at all. The maze isn't an ordinary place at all. They are

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