The Hobbit

The Hobbit, by J. R. Tolkien, is a wonderful story. One character in particular, has a lot of character development going on throughout the story. His name was Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit who saved them all. He began as a simple, friendly hobbit with a great fear of anything adventurous, dangerous, or different. This was his Baggins side, his other side longed to adventure and explore. His need for adventure, the side his Bagginsness hated, was his Took side. Bilbo did not know how to balance everything

destination.” In The Hobbit or There and Back Again, Bilbo Baggins departs on an expedition which leads him to Smaug. The author, J.R.R Tolkien uses craft moves like inner thinking and symbolism to represent key ideas throughout the book. In beginning of the story, the symbol bag-end is used as a symbol of comfort for Bilbo. Bag-end is known as the cozy, relaxing place Bilbo is used to being. The author uses description to describe Bag-end, “In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty dirty

Heroism, Magic and Retribution in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit  A fantasy is an imaginary world where all things imaginable can be brought to life. J.R.R Tolkien portrayed fantasy through his use of skilled craftsmanship and a vivid imagination, which was presented in each piece of literature he wrote. In Tolkien's two stories The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings we see the theme of fantasy brought to life through three essential elements, heroism, magic and retribution. Heroism is shown

underground lake. There, he meets a weird animal/creature named Gollum. When Gollum sees that Bilbo is lost, he is interested and a hungry, so he approaches Bilbo. Bilbo pulls out his sword when he sees Gollum. Gollum does not want to be hurt by the hobbit, so he proposes a riddle game. If Gollum’s riddle stumps Bilbo, he will eat Bilbo, but if Bilbo’s stumps Gollum, Gollum will show

In J.R.R Tolkien’s “The Hobbit”, Bilbo Baggins proves himself as a much inspiring main character. He helps his newfound dwarf associates find and kill Smaug, “‘the dragon who settled on their mountain in a spout of flame’”(Tolkien 24). In these many travels, Bilbo lets the adventurous, or “Tookish”, side of him show. In doing so, he saves his friends and himself many times. He realizes how much he can do and how he has become a hero throughout the journey to his dwarfish friends and others. Before

The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a children’s fantasy novel (though the series The Lord of the Rings that followed its story was more tuned to adults) that was first published in 1937. When it was first released, it received critical acclaim from millions of readers, and it was eventually nominated for the Carnegie Medal and won “Best Juvenile Fiction” from the New York Herald Tribune. However, despite its success, the most enduring trait of the novel is its connection with readers throughout

help produce many great works. While at a Inklings meeting, Tolkien read his first hobbit story to the group and they urged him to publish it (Byers 260). This meeting was what started his legacy. In 1937, Tolkien published The Hobbit after the Inklings told him to (Byers 260). It was majorly successful and people are still reading it today. This book that he published was about these imaginary people called hobbits in a place called Middle-Earth (Stewart 322). His early career was interesting, but

that include hobbits, wizards, orcs, and one very cranky fire-breathing dragon. The Hobbit is both a stand-alone story and an introduction to the Tolkien world and more stories involving many more characters and adventures, including The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit is one book about a well-defined adventure of one small set of characters, while The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy of books that are much more complex and involve many more characters. Several key characters in The Hobbit including Bilbo

seen the movie The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and I would like to give an opinion on it. The movie is about all kinds of stuff, you have orks,goblins,hobbits and wizards. It is a fantasy it’s not a non-fiction movie, it may not be real and all of that but it is still a fantasy. It was directed by Peter Jackson, it was pretty good projecting nothing looked like it was wrong it looked perfect. The movie it also very well acted and very well directed and very well written. The hobbit took place in 2941

The Hobbit is a young adult fantasy novel and children's literature written by J.R.R. Tolkien. A significant theme portrayed in the book is the intrinsic heroism, which is inside of the heart has a potential heroism but has not yet been inspired and through some experience will show up. Intrinsic heroism really important in the novel, especially as seen through the main character Bilbo Baggins. In the beginning, Bilbo was really weak, but during the adventure, he became stronger, and he progressed