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    In the Hobbit there are fourteen main characters as well as many other characters that help along the way. The characters are Gandalf the Wizard, Mr. Bilbo Baggins, Throrin Oakensheild, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Fili, Kili, Bombur, Bifur, Bofur, Dwalin, and Balin. Gandalf is a wizard that helps the dwarves in their various journeys. He knows more than he reveals to the dwarves and everyone else and he knows that the hobbit can help the dwarves in their quest. That hobbit is Mr. Bilbo Baggins

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    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was one of the greatest and most profound authors of the twentieth century, his works include the notable The Hobbit and the famously acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy. Starting from his adolescence, J.R.R. Tolkien created amazing literary works and drew intricate illustrations. In school, Tolkien prospered especially when it came to his broad knowledge of languages. He showed a remarkable ability early on for Latin and Greek and moved on to learn many other languages

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    Bilbo Conflicts

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    Himself Conflict; the struggle between opposing forces. In the book” the hobbit” the protagonist named Bilbo conveys a struggle between his personality. His mother, born into the took family has always had an extreme thirst for adventure. Although his father was born into the Baggins family, which life consist of normal hobbit behavior. Bilbo is torn between following his adventurous pursuits or continuing to live a typical hobbit life. Bilbo’s conflicts affect Gandalf the grey and the Dwarves. Characters

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    “The Hobbit” follows a similar path. Each act signifies the changes that take place in the story and if the main character has ventured into a new part of the world. Every act is split into around five sections that give the story more detail. In “The Hobbit”, the Ordinary World, the Ordeal, Death, and Rebirth, and the Road Back are all sections of the novel that add extensive detail and descriptions to the storyline of this book. At the beginning of act one, the protagonist of “The Hobbit”, Bilbo

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    from the beginning of time. Yet as time has progressed, both the writers’ and the readers’ concepts of a hero, and their journey has changed. In this case, ‘The Odyssey’ - an ancient Greek classic - will be compared with a modern-age classic - The Hobbit. These two hero’s journey novels, with Odysseus of Ithaca as the ancient Greek hero, and Bilbo Baggins as the contemporary hero, will present how time has affected the hero and their journey. Albeit Bilbo Baggins and Odysseus of Ithaca both possess

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    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 him to leave

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    In The Hobbit, there are a variety of characters that play vital roles in the story. While this novel is filled with many diverse characters, some have specific roles to play. These can be categorized into archetypes. Archetypes describe the functions that people or items play in a story. Seven of these archetypes exist, and three of them stand out in The Hobbit. The Hero, The Mentor, and The Shadow are necessary archetypes that can be found in The Hobbit, and three characters fit these roles perfectly

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    Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo's character into the three major part of the book, prior to the quest, during the quest, and after the quest. Prior to the quest, Bilbo Baggins was a conservative, respectable and stubborn hobbit who lead a rich and comfortable life (Stephanie

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    protagonist of the Hobbit, has a handful of heroistic qualities to him, but do they compare to the qualities found back on Spether 19th? Today, Bilbo will be compared to the heroistic qualities originally found in Beowulf, Theseus, from the Knight's Tale, and Sir Gawain. How does Beowulf's original qualities compared to Bilbo from the Hobbit? Beowulf’s qualities were limited to courage, strength, and confidence. At the beginning of the Hobbit, we see that Bilbo was not a very courageous hobbit. His courage

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    new norms takes longer. Yes, there is cultural change in The Lord of the Rings. We first see this in the culture of the Hobbits. For example in the first movie, Frodo states that the nature of Hobbits is to be incurious. In the sociology book, chapter three mention how the way people view certain situations depend on what they have been taught. Since the beginnings of Hobbits, they have been quiet, peaceful people that tended only to farm and raise the little ones. However, that changed when Gandalf

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