... . The Baggins side of his family is exactly what Bilbo likes at the beginning of the book. The Baggins are typical hobbits who like food and their hobbit holes. The other side of his family the Tooks, like adventure. The characteristics of the Tooks start to show a lot more by the end of the ... book. The wizard Gandalf, goes to visit the little Hobbit in the beginning or the story and asks him if he wants to be a burglar for the dwarves on their adventure. The dwarves and going on a very ... long and dangerous adventure to reclaim their treasure in the Lonely Mountain that is being gua...

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... in a grand chamber. Later a dwarf, grandson of the deceased king of Erebor, a wizard and there group of friends recruit a reluctant, peaceful, and lazy hobbit to help then kill Smaug and retake there now dead families" treasure. This plot is a plot of epic proportions and makes a story that is hard to ... my favorite elements of this story is the delightful and unforgettable characters that inhabit Tolkien's world, middle earth. One of my favorite characters in The Hobbit is the hobbit himself, Bilbo Baggins. I like the way that Bilbo, at first, is very reluctant and unsure of himself, bu...

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... because of the way the author provides the readers with a non stop, adventurous plot with incidents that are so "genre like" that anything more would be considered "Super fantasy". The Hobbit is like other storys in the same genre in a few ways. However, there are differences that would not disclude it from being put in the same category as the other ... " feeling while reading. This feeling makes it feel as if the reader is actually living in that time traveling with the group, encountering the same things as they are. The Hobbit is almost entirely from Bilbo's point of view. The narrat...

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... 's beautiful hum and a real intention of this song, which all of the people have to search for their truly self and enhance to be a better person. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was mainly about the hobbit and the dwarves' adventure. Their aim was to snitch gold from the dragon and the main character, Bilbo, showed his courage while facing some great obstacles or ... goblins, standing up to Gollum and escaping from the spiders or dangerous palace. Therefore, he became case hardened from the adventures and became a courageous mature hobbit. The evidence of this was reflected when this hones...

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... J.R.R. Tolkien, published by Ballantine Books in 1937, 305 pages. The Hobbit is a book that shows that even the most unlikely person, or hobbit can turn out to be a real hero. In the book, Bilbo gets caught up in an adventure that will later change his life. In ... who he had met many years earlier at festivals, in which Gandalf made fireworks with his magic. Bilbo and Gandalf talked for a while and Bilbo being the kind hobbit he was invited him for tea the next day. The next day at about the time Bilbo had expected Gandalf he heard a knock at the door, but when he ... fact not Gandal...

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... examples of mystery and suspense from the story. The protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is truly a dynamic character. As described at the beginning of the book he was a very humble and peaceful hobbit that had no time for adventures. The first example of change happened when he accepted to go on Gandalf's adventure. But Bilbo still changed throughout the book as described by ... one of his dwarf companions Thorin, saying he is "a hobbit full of courage and resource far exceeding his size". Truly Bilbo Baggins changes dynamically throughout the story as he gains self-confidence and bravery. Tra...

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... do create something wonderful, which captivates the minds and of readers for years to come. J.R.R. Tolkein is one such author, and his novel The Hobbit, is certainly one such work. Though he created a land of High Fantasy, Tolkein managed to preserve that all important link that makes it believable ... process, and actions. It is through these methods that Bilbo becomes less of a character and more of a real being, and it is through Bilbo that The Hobbit is less of a whimsical fairy tale, and more of a High Fantasy with the affinity of an Epic. In a reader's mind the most necessary form a...

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... do create something wonderful, which captivates the minds and of readers for years to come. J.R.R. Tolkein is one such author, and his novel The Hobbit, is certainly one such work. Though he created a land of High Fantasy, Tolkein managed to preserve that all important link that makes it believable ... process, and actions. It is through these methods that Bilbo becomes less of a character and more of a real being, and it is through Bilbo that The Hobbit is less of a whimsical fairy tale, and more of a High Fantasy with the affinity of an Epic. In a reader's mind the most necessary form a...

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... on a journey. The team 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 ... too much, and is a plain out coward. Bilbo is afraid of adventures because he loves his house too much and does not like to go anywhere out-side his nice hobbit hole in the hill. Bilbo's house is in the side of a hill and has a round door. His home is full of warmth and food. He loves his cakes that he ... will still respect the out-doors and have a...

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... : J.R.R. Tolkien Year of Publication: 19966 Summary: The story I read was called The Hobbit. It was about a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who was chosen by and wizard, Gandalf, and 13 dwarves to go on a mission with them to get the dwarves" gold back from a ... was a time when dwarves, hobbits, wizards, elves and dragons existed. Main Characters and Conflicts: A. The main character of the story is Bilbo Baggins. He is a small hobbit, who is very kind and enjoys the simple things in life, he always has his jacket on and a handkerchief in his pocket. And all Bilbo really wants is his ... only g...

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... written by J.R.R. Tolkien is about a small creature that lives in a hole in the ground which is known as a hobbit. A hobbit is a peaceful creature that minds his own business and doesn't like adventure. J.R.R. Tolkien, who lived from 1892 to 1973, was a scholar of the English language, specializing in Old and Middle ... English. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford. His story revoles around a Hobbit which is a small human like creature that hears very well and in a quote from the book it starts that hobbits are " little people, smaller than dwarves. They love pe...

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... Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit. Now, what is a hobbit, you ask? Well, "Hobbits are little people, smaller than" dwarves. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth." A respectable race, hobbits lived for serenity. Bilbo ... Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. As hobbits will do, Bilbo found himself on enchanted ... into the desolate l...

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Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit. Now, what is a hobbit, you ask? Well, "Hobbits are little people, smaller than" dwarves. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth." A respectable race, hobbits lived for serenity. Bilbo ... , Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. As hobbits will do, Bilbo found himself on enchanted ... into the desolate lands ...

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... that are short and are generally very merry and have happy lives). Now this Hobbit's name was Bilbo and he had the average live of a hobbit (routine, organized, planning ahead, being very lazy, and eating half the time). He got a surprise knock on his door one day from his wizard friend Gandalf accompanied by thirteen dwarves. ... and stole the dwarves mountain earlier. From there, Bilbo has become less lazy and brave and discovered many traits he never knew he had. The Characters: Bilbo Baggins - He is a hobbit who prefers domesticity to adventure and is hardly the raw material of a h...

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... J.R.R. Tolkien, is a fantasy adventure book full of magical creatures and action; however it shows a groups quest to claim back the dwarves gold from Smaug, the dragon. In The Hobbit, luck plays an important role in the whole book and also all of the adventures. Luck is what shapes the groups adventures and their views on one another. There are ... examples in all of The Hobbit, but three will be the main focus; one in chapter two, three, and five. First in Bilbo's list of luck would be the adventures in chapter two. Chapter two is ... find the ring because it would help him so much la...

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In the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Bilbo transforms from a homely non-adventurous hobbit to a great friend to many Middle Earth races and burglar. The dwarves were very doubtful of Bilbo's said abilities in the beginning, and were forever in thanks to Bilbo for ... wrong and Bilbo the Burglar seemed more fitting than his prior incapable self had. He will always love his home and comforts but his heart will be adventurous forever. The Hobbit displays the transformation of Bilbo Baggins and many connections could be made to self or others....

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... 't always have to be about getting where you're going. Sometimes you have to take a step back and live in the moment. In the acclaimed novel "The Hobbit," by J.R.R. Tolkien, there is a young hobbit named Bilbo. Hobbits like Bilbo despised adventures and journeys, for they were seen as frivolous and distasteful things. The story starts out with a company of dwarves asking Bilbo ... only just barely makes it out of his house to accompany them. As the book goes on Bilbo's character grows and is shaped by his journey. He isn't the same hobbit he was at the start of the book. Bilbo grows to f...

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... heads. They have long, clever, brown fingers, good natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs." This is a brief description of the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's novel, The Hobbit, which tells a story of a non-adventurous hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, who is forced to take and adventure that would change his quite, little life. Bilbo's extreme cleverness, bravery, and intelligence becomes a great use throughout ... shows bravery because after Gandalf stated this Bilbo went with him and took and adventure that changed his intelligent soul. As Bilbo's wonderful cleverness and bravery ma...

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Plot Development There are lots of people in the story, so it is sort of hard to follow. In the beginning there is an introduction where the author tells what a hobbit is. This introduction gives the general background, which makes the story easier to understand. The plot development in the middle isn't complicated. The ending is expected since the author gives ... hints about it. As in the introduction when he says that the hobbit would gain something, this means he doesn't die. The last climax takes a long time to occur, the fight between good and evil. After the climax there is the long tr...

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The Father Figure OF "The Hobbit" In the novel, "The Hobbit," Gandalf represents a true father figure because; he protects the dwarves and Bilbo, Bilbo and the dwarves depend on Gandalf, and Gandalf is older and wiser than the dwarves and Bilbo. ... these are age and wisdom, leadership and mentorship, and protectiveness. Gandalf the Grey exhibits all of these traits steadily and continuously toward Bilbo and the dwarves throughout the novel "The Hobbit." It is for this reason that Gandalf is the primary father figure in this novel. ...

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... Bilbo that gets caught up in some unordinary things, sending him on a dangerous quest for gold. A hobbit is a small furry creature that isn't very strong but can move incredibly fast. The story begins one afternoon with Bilbo just sitting down to tea. One at a time dwarves start ... ...

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Bilbo was once a timid and close minded hobbit, until the 13 dwarves and one wizard evolved him into the true hero he was supposed to be. By the end of the story he is round, dynamic, brave and ... you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Good-bye!" (6). Bilbo accidentally invited Gandalf to tea, which was the start of the journey. When all the dwarves were in his hobbit hole they laid out the plans of the adventure. Bilbo was to be used as the burglar. The dwarves were not sold on Bilbo, but Gandalf said, "Let's have ... ...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who ... and came upon Smaug. He then slipped on the ring he had found earlier and became invisible. Smaug awoke when Bilbo tried to steal a gold cup. Smaug knew that the Hobbit was there because he heard him. Smaug told Bilbo that nothing could pierce his scales. But when Bilbo searched Smaug's body he found a scale was missing in one spot. So ... ...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who ... and came upon Smaug. He then slipped on the ring he had found earlier and became invisible. Smaug awoke when Bilbo tried to steal a gold cup. Smaug knew that the Hobbit was there because he heard him. Smaug told Bilbo that nothing could pierce his scales. But when Bilbo searched Smaug's body he found a scale was missing in one spot. So ... ...

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... to see the play The Hobbit and it was an ok play nothing special but it was what I expected considering I was at the Barn theater in Willmar. The acting wasn't the greatest partly cause half the ... ...

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