... like a different person and much fiercer and bolder. He gains much respect and recognition from the dwarves. Bilbo begins to take action and make plans on his own. The first example of Bilbo taking action is when the Wood Elves capture the dwarves. The dwarves are imprisoned when they refuse to tell the elves where they are going. Bilbo uses his ring and new bravery to plot an ... they are going to deal with the dragon but they head toward the mountain anyway. Bilbo uses his burglary skills to locate the secret door in the mountain and remembers the riddle that opens the door. The dwarv...

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... must return the ponies and travel on foot. When they reach the path, Gandalf also leaves them, wishing them the best and again reminding them to never stray from the path, for dark things lurk in Mirkwood of which even the wizard does not know. With that, the dwarves and the hobbit plunge into the forest. dwarves. Strange eyes peer out at them from the trees. Soon, they cannot tell night ... . Thorin quickly takes the key that came with the map and places it in the rock; when he turns it, the outlines of the door appear. The dwarves and th! e hobbit push the door inward and stare down in...

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... for leadership, he really provides very little until the end. It is Gandalf and Bilbo that lead the group across the world to Lonely Mountain. Thorin shows himself to be nothing but stubborn. He refuses to make good with the Elvenking. When they get to the mountain, he wants Bilbo to go in first and does not enter the lair himself until he sees that everyone else is ... Rivendell. In this tale he always plays the part of a gracious host. Elrond reads the moon letter on the map that no one detected previously. These instructions make it possible for the dwarves to enter the mountain. Grea...

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... . Sauron's cloaks were no longer white; they were of many colors. He thought he could take the Ring of Power and overcome Mordor. Gandalf was stunned and would not tell him the location of the ring. As a result, he was imprisoned on the pinnacle of the Orthanc. Saruman was gathering his own army of Orcs and trolls. Gandalf was there for some time until a Giant Eagle saw ... him and carried him away. He ended up in the land of Rohan and found evil afoot. They gave ... Rohan. Gandalf says that is not safe and decides they should go under the mountain. Gimili says that he will follow that ...

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... consists of thirteen dwarfs and one hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is chosen to go on the adventure by a magical wizard named Gandalf. He chooses Bilbo because he thinks that he has the potential and will be useful to the dwarfs, also not to mention that thirteen is an unlucky number. The group does not understand why Gandalf chooses Bilbo because he is very afraid of adventures ... says to Gandalf when he asks him to go on an adventure. Nevertheless, he loves materialistic things too much, and is a plain out coward. Bilbo is afraid of adventures because he loves his house too much and do...

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... another, but Tolken and Stevenson go about it in completely different manners. Long John Silver is the one main villain in Treasure Island. He is the ships cook, who comes off to be very trusting and charismatic. Silver is a very complex character, hiding his true intentions from Squire Trelawnay, and most of the other crew. Nonetheless, Silver is without question the most vital and charismatic character ... , he rescues them from spiders and wood elves in Mirkwood, he finds the way into the mountain, he leads them to the treasure, he discovers Smaug's weak spot, and he attempts to put a...

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... little life. Bilbo's extreme cleverness, bravery, and intelligence becomes a great use throughout his journey. The story starts when Bilbo is ordered by Gandalf to Lonely Mountain, the start of an amazing adventure for such a clever little fellow. Bilbo Baggins" cleverness was extremely helpful to ... dark caves all by himself. Bilbo's bravery was also a huge help throughout the adventure. Without Bilbo's bravery the adventure would have been a lot harder on the dwarfs. For instance, when Bilbo had to scare off the spiders he not only had to use his cleverness but also his bravery. ... ...

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... an overhanging arched cave on the side of a mountain, when a secret door emerged, "At that very moment he heard a sharp crack behind him. There on the grey stone in the grass was an enormous thrush, nearly coal black, its pale yellow breast freckled with darks spots. Crack! It had caught a snail and was knocking in on the stone. Crack! Crack... this scene easily pictured because it is descriptive as so ... not only relates Bilbo's thoughts and feelings but also comments on them. Poetry The Hobbit, is a story which is set back in a "forgotten" ancient time of, war, multiple races (mortal...

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... passed this way. After many days of pursuit without sign of trail or hope, Aragorn sees riders coming their way. The riders are men of Rohan and their leader is Eomer. Eomer and his riders tell the men that they have already slain the Orcs but that there were no Hobbits with them. When Aragorn tells Eomer that both Gandalf and Boromir are dead ... . Sam grows suspicious of both his companions. On the fifth day of their quest, they come to the desolation that lies before Mordor. The ground is parched, gray and white. Nothing grows on it and even the sun's light is defiled among the ash he...

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... seems to take over his somewhat subdued manner (Tolkien 3). The novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tokien follows Joseph Campbell's depiction of a hero as written in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces from Bilbo's initial refusal to go on the adventure to his final gift to the dwarves. The beginning of The Hobbit reads as it should according to the pattern of the Campbellian hero. Bilbo is "called to adventure" by Gandalf and ... been taught. All hobbits are of a homely nature Bilbo is no exception to this rule. When Gandalf first chooses Bilbo he really does not even tell him, he only pla...

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... . Bilbo met back up with his colleagues and continued on their quest. Little to their knowledge they were headed straight into an enormous pack of wolves who were allies with the goblins. When the wolves spotted the dwarves the immediately pursued them. With no other place to go the fifteen travelers climbed up some trees temporarily evading the perilous danger they were in. Gandalf conjured up a ... King. "In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves..." (Tolkien 171) The dwarves...

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