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    different books it is because of archetypes, the main example of a archetype is the Hero's Journey. The Hero's Journey has 3 stages Separation Initiation, and Return, the Hero’s journey is a set of stages that describe the path of total heroism. In The Hobbit Bilbo is embarking on his journey to retrieve the Lonely Mountain with the dwarves along the way, he faces challenges like Gandalf leaving, giant spiders, goblins, wood elves. These challenges shape him into more of a hero, he found some items key

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    define our character and us as a person in general. In the story of “The Hobbit”, this is no different. Personal choices define each of the characters identity. Each character in the story displays characteristics of both the past and their present situations. The identity of each character is what makes each of them an individual and it determines who they are and who others in the story see them as. In the story of “The Hobbit”, each character takes on a specific characteristic. In each of these

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    In between the hobbit and I am malala and their hero's journey there are many things to talk about. In the Hobbit, the protagonist, Bilbo, goes on an adventure with 13 dwarves and a wizard. They face many enemies such as goblins, giant spiders, and many others to get to the mountain fight the dragon and claim their long forgotten treasure. In I am Malala she embarks on a different kind of quest facing real-life difficulties. She is raised in a poor town in Afghanistan where she goes to school.

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    Tolkien’s story The Hobbit is tale about a hobbit who does nothing but stay in a hole and live a quiet life until the wizard Gandalf whisks him onto a quest to find the lonely mountain and to find his true self. The Hobbit’s main theme is Bilbo’s development into a hero, While its thesis is that an individual with integrity can overcome an obstacle in is path with the help of friends, the story shows the development of a normal hobbit to something so different than before, a Hobbit who enjoys adventure

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    Making of a Hero: Tolkien’s The Hobbit and the Monomyth American mythologist, scholar, and author Joseph Campbell popularized the study of patterns within heroic narratives in his 1949 book, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell’s theory, born from a lifelong study of heroic myths and narratives from around the world, is that the hero’s journey inevitably follows a common pattern of experience. By describing the universal stages (i.e., elements of the hero’s journey/story) that transcend temporal

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    The Battle of the Five Armies in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit Many great works of literature contain violent scene that contribute more to the story than merely an exciting battle to amuse the reader. J.R.R. Tolkien includes several violent scenes throughout his classic work, “The Hobbit”. The most important of these is “The Battle of the Five Armies,” which takes place at the end of the novel. This destructive scene has many purposes in the story, several of which are that it causes the uniting

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    writing. As well as his more popular writing such as, “The Lord of the Rings” which has those lost in his life and current historical events at that time, playing a large part into the many details to the story. Finally, the incredible novel, “the hobbit” having him contributing to his childhood and family. Tolkien is known for the incredible talent for the exquisite adult fairy tale novels he had created. To start off, are the many basic facts of tolkien's life. Although there are no exact meanings

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    The Hobbit was written on September 21 1937 by J.R.R. Tolkien about 36 years after the Victorian era but the portages Bilbo Baggins was highly influenced by that era. The Victorian era had dramatically change England and was when most people started to change the ways they looked at everyday life. Wanted to invented things that would be everything in life much simpler, easier but also lazy. It reflects how our new generation is now with all the new technology to advance our people to easier but yet

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    Bilbo Baggins changes a lot in the novel The Hobbit. In the beginning he is a small peaceful Hobbit who lives in Hobbiton. He loves to keep things in order, and hates things that are disorganized. “Please be careful,” and “Please don’t trouble. I can manage” (Tolkein, 12). Then one day a wizard by the name of Gandalf comes and gives Bilbo the opportunity to go on an adventure. Bilbo turns his offer down, but the next day thirteen dwarves come to his house. They have meals together and they sleep

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    Summary The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien is about a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins. His father is a Baggins, who are considered respectable, and his mother is a Took, who often went on adventures. One day while in his hobbit hole on The Shire, an old friend of the family, Gandalf, comes by, offering him an adventure, which is declined. Shortly after, while having tea, Bilbo has thirteen dwarves unexpectedly come into his home along with the wizard Gandalf. Among them is Thorin Oakenshield who was a descendant

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