The Hobbit

Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves and Orcs: A Look at the Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien If a live dragon looked you in the eye, what would you do? Would you stand paralyzed with fear? Would you run? Take a page out of Bilbo Baggins’s book and engage the beast, flatter him. Tell him a riddle or two (Tolkien 199). According to J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, riddles fascinate dragons. Tolkien advises us to always speak in riddles when speaking to a dragon (Tolkien 200)

‘the magic item’ when he finds the magic ring in the goblin tunnels. “Then off he went from door to door, until his following had grown to twelve-none of them any to nimble, what with the dark, and what with their long imprisonment”{ Tolkien, The Hobbit 174}. This displays Bilbo rescuing his comrades from the Elvenking’s oubliettes with the backing of the ring. “‘Dazzlingly marvelous! Perfect! Flawless! Staggering!’ exclaimed Bilbo aloud, but what he thought inside was: ‘Old fool! Why there is a

of England in World War I or the inner, latent heroism common to everyone. His main motivation for writing was story telling (sparknotes.com). The different races in the Hobbit were meant to represent different European nationality’s (sparknotes.com). Family lineage is another important factor that shapes identity in the hobbit (sparknotes.com). Throughout middle – earth, ones prospects, character and social position are linked closely to family heritage (sparknotes.com). A major source of inspiration

before his adventures, maybe he would relax, maybe party with fellow Hobbits. Hobbits are very friendly and easygoing, but are suspicious of people from other places and anything that seems to disturb their daily routine and tranquility. Due to this behavior, they are uninformed about the world outside of their little Hobbit-holes. This story is not about how Bilbo Baggins spent his uneventful day, however. This story is about how a Hobbit went on an adventure. On a normal day during Bilbo's quest

Do heros always have to big, strong and confident? Most people think that heroes are strong, brave and confident. But that may not always be the case. In the story, The Hobbit, We meet the main character Bilbo Baggins. In the beginning of the story Bilbo is believed to be a short scared hobbit. Bilbo is about half the size of a human and is a little scared and shy. As the story continues through the chapters you start to notice that Bilbo starts to become better and better and they start to call

J.R.R. Tolkien starts his world renowned book The Hobbit with, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (1). This book is a tale of a small hobbit named Bilbo and his ever-memorable journey through the evil world during his time. Living in the Shire, as his homeland is called, it is very calm and pleasant for Bilbo, but once the outer limits of the land are reached Bilbo is in for a great surprise. Needing a burglar on his journey Gandalf the Grey, who is famous for his magic with fire and

In The Hobbit, Bilbo goes from a cozy hobbit to a adventures hobbit. Bilbo may have been small for the adventure, but he had the biggest heart off them all. These three point show how Bilbo became a hero. In chapter 5 Bilbo is trapped in a cave with Gollum. Bilbo and Gollum agree to play a game of riddles that could mean life or death. When they get to the last one gollum says to ask a question. When Gollum does get Bilbo's question wrong he remembers he lost his precious. Then Gollum led the way

The Hobbit (Summary Essay) The main character of “The Hobbit” is Mr. Bilbo Baggins who is a Hobbit himself. A hobbit is a small person roughly half the size of humans with round bellies and hairy feet that have a love for good food, comfort and security. The opening scene of “The Hobbit” tells that a certain wizard (Gandalf) visits Bilbo and invites him to accompany him on an adventure. Bilbo, kindly refuses and instead invites Gandalf to tea so as not to seem impolite. After a bit of arguing, Bilbo

Music has a very important role in many aspects of the world such as entertainment, morals, and religious enlightenments. The Hobbit uses music for character development like the dwarves, elves, and goblins. Each song differs in tones and meaning because each character singing is different from the other. The dwarves sing to the lost gold that would soon be theirs again, the elves sing for the mere fun of messing with the newcomers, while the goblins sing to frighten the group. The dwarves sing

The Hobbit Settings: Generally, The Hobbit takes place in many different places as listed and described below but the time period is considered to be set in the years of 2941 and 2942 of the Third Age (before the Lord of the Rings) The Hill: More commonly referred to as “Bag End”, The Hill was a smial where the Baggins family and later the Gardner family resided. A smial is described as the Hobbit’s style of dwelling, holes in the hillside, during the late Third Age while most other Hobbit-holes