Hero Smackdown By looking at the development between Odysseus and Bilbo‚ the hero with the greater hero on the inside is probably Odysseus. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit‚ half the size of a regular man‚ loves food‚ drinks‚ and security like a normal hobbit. However‚ Bilbo’s life dramatically changed when Gandalf enlists Bilbo’s help in Thorin’s journey for the treasure under the mountain. Throughout the story‚ Bilbo begins a process of gradual development‚ transforming from a cautious homebody at
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Thorin Oakenshield Thorin Oakenshield He brings out the best in others but the worst in himself‚ and his contradicting traits come through in the end. Some may find him useless to the plot‚ others might see him as essential to the growth of other characters. His position may be challenged‚ but his history will forever remain the same. He is Thorin Oakenshield‚ the greedy‚ arrogant‚ first leader of the expedition‚ who gains wisdom only in his death. Thorin has penchant for money and
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Throughout the world many people search for those who are confident in themselves. A character’s journey to becoming themselves and believing in their own strength is a common theme throughout literature. In J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ a hobbit who undertakes an adventure with a band of dwarves‚ experiences his most important quest when inside the Lonely Mountain. He is forced to conquer his fears‚ as well as a live dragon‚ in order to prove to himself that he is truly brave‚ like a
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The Hobbit was originally published in September of 1937. When the book was first published‚ as a children’s novel‚ hopes for the book were not very high. The first print was only 1500 copies however‚ the novel has sold 100 million since. It brings up a very important question‚ what is the underlying reason the story has endured over generations of readers? Some people would argue it is the quest‚ or the journey. Other people argue that the idea of overcoming obstacles‚ loyalty‚ friendship‚ and courage
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In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ the main character‚ goes through many experiences that changes him. During his adventures with the dwarves and Gandalf‚ Bilbo is given titles‚ battles dangerous creatures‚ and has a run-in with a dragon. Before their expedition‚ Gandalf gives Bilbo the title of “Burglar”. This is demonstrated in the quote “If I say he’s a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes” (Tolkien 19). This title is only given to Bilbo so he joins the dwarves in their
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All of us have dreams‚ goals we have that we want to accomplish. Some of us have goals we try to accomplish‚ while the special few go all the way and go far and wide to accomplish their dreams. Their lives may completely change and face life-changing decisions. The novel Dragonwings‚ written by Laurence Yep‚ illustrates how dreams drive our hopes and create our lives. Windrider has a dream that takes over his life. He wants to be a dragon. His every decision that he makes is to become a dragon. He
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The Hobbit Writing Prompt: Three way that Bilbo becomes a hero.There is when Bilbo saved the elves from the dwarves.There is also when Bilbo saved them from the cave.Last but not least when Bilbo saved the elves from the dwarves.How Bilbo became a hero. First is when Bilbo saved the elves from the trolls.They were fighting and would not stop and so the trolls were right around the corner and got themselves caught.Some how Bilbo ran away before they saw him.So he followed them to their homes
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In the book The Hobbit By:JRR Tolkien the are many different characters including trolls and even dwarfs. At this point in the story The Hobbit many things have taken place. The character traits that tolkien considers positive also‚ The character traits that are viewed with a negative light‚and also the most important thing in the story at this point having intelligence. Some of the characters traits that tolkien might consider positive are bilbo’s tookish attitude toward going on the adventure
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The Hobbit I. Information about the book a. The title of my book is “The Hobbit”. The book is about a hobbit and 13 dwarves. This hobbit’s name is Bilbo Baggins‚ and he lives in Hobbiton. b. Copyright © 1966; Published by Ballantine Publishing Group. c. The author of “The Hobbit” is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Tolkien was born on January 3‚ 1892‚ in Bloemfontein‚ South Africa. After serving in the First World War‚ he decided to take up an academic career. He studied Anglo-Saxon
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To be completely honest over the last six weeks not once has it come across my mind to even think of pulling out my free reading book out of bag. This was until the last week of the four week vacation we had‚ also known as overdrive week. Cranking out as much work as possible because of my profoundly amazing procrastination skills that have slowly cultivated over the years into the magnificent pest that shall determine my high school career. In my overdrive week I did happen to pick up The Fellowship
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