... . After Thorin kills the orc leader, also killing himself in the process, all is peaceful in middle earth except for the necromancer that does not do much in "The Hobbit." Bilbo Baggins is indeed a hero, and a great one at that because of how brave he is and selfless. Bilbo Baggins changed from a regular ... the campfire, not thinking about himself. Bilbo Baggins is faced with tough situations and faced them very bravely and selflessly, showing more traits of a hero. "I am betrayed you miserable hobbit" (Tolkien 251). Thorin Oakenshield is furious at Bilbo for stealing the Arkenstone beh...

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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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... is now being recognized due to the success of a trilogy of books he authored, The Lord of the Rings. In The Hobbit, a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien introduces to the reader a fictional world with vividly described creatures and places. The ... Hobbit starts when a wizard named Gandalf summons a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins to go on an adventure with a troop of dwarves. Their ultimate goal is to retrieve a large sum of ... All that they have to help them are Gandolf's old friends, a bit of luck, and Bilbo's cleverness and ingenuity. Bilbo Baggins is the main character ...

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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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... 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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... goblins, and the dragon, Smaug - just to find that the most powerful enemy of all is not of the physical, but the intangible: greed. "The Hobbit" is based around the search and seizure of treasure – the quest for the gold is filled with perils that many are willing to brave in order to ... , throughout the novel, want to fulfill their greed, which is simply the root of corruption. Smaug is one of the main examples of greed within "The Hobbit." He is an evil, greedy dragon who hoarded all of his gold so no one could take it from him. When Smaug stole the treasure of Thor ... do is spli...

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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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... J.R.R. Tolkien 1. Thorin's Purposes: It appears to me that most people who have read The Hobbit might think the whole purpose for the journey was to get gold and become rich. I think that was only part of its purpose. To Thorin, the Arkenstone was the piece ... tried to show all the rest of the dwarves that he didn't come for the gold or the treasure, but only for the Arkenstone by saying, "You! You! You miserable hobbit! You undersized burglar!" He said this after he found out that Bilbo had given the Arkenstone to Bard so he could use it against him. I think this shows how much ... ...

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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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... shows the reader that he will always be delighted to have company any time. Tolkien was telling the reader that Bilbo loved having tea because that was the kind of hobbit he was, laid back and enjoyed life. "Bilbo knew his role on this journey was to be the burglar of the bunch." Tolkien was giving a hint to the reader that ... ...

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... shows the reader that he will always be delighted to have company any time. Tolkien was telling the reader that Bilbo loved having tea because that was the kind of hobbit he was, laid back and enjoyed life. "Bilbo knew his role on this journey was to be the burglar of the bunch." Tolkien was giving a hint to the reader that ... ...

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Bilbo Baggins is a dynamic character. His role in The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkein, is a role that can't be played by a better person. He shows many characteristics through out the book that proves his worthiness in his adventure to Lonely Mountain. ... ...

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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit," as J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in The Hobbit. How did Tolkien conceive such an unlikely and unique creature? This creature resembles all the good of man, without his evil vices. One should never discount hobbits for their stature ... privates who he used to create a devoted and strong willed Sam Gamgee. The burden of the One Ring was massive and could change a man's thoughts toward greed and anguish. For a hobbit of such tiny stature to trudge across the dark lands of Mordor to destroy the dark handicraft of Sauron would be inconceivable. Though physi...

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... three chronicles: The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of The King written by J.R.R.Tolkien. I didn't choose to read him, yet I was pressured into reading the Hobbit, and couldn't stop without reading the other three books. I love the theme of this man. He writes in a very detailed, , mind-catching, fantasy world. I get pulled back into his books ... style of writing. He is a very fun author to read. he expresses his philosophy of writing, and life, through the tasks of the simple man, and his Christian beliefs. The Hobbit ( 287 pages) Tolkien wrote this book in a wor...

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... language called "Qenya" witch is spoken by the elves. The Fellowship of the Ring was written as the first of three books made to be sequals of the book Hobbit. Tolkien thought the Hobbit would appeal to children, and was published as a children's book. The Fellowship of the Ring starts in the Shire (in Hobbiton where the hobbits live). During the first ... few chapters it introduces characters not in Hobbit such as Frodo, Pippen (Paragrin), Mary (Maridock), and Sam (Samwise) who are all hobbits. Later more main characters come in. Aragorn a human Ranger from the north, Legolas an elf fr...

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... magic. Imagine a world full of monsters, demons, and danger, as well as a world of friends, fairies, and adventure. Imagine finding a little hole in this world and out pops a hobbit. A hobbit? What exactly is a hobbit? This same question ponders the mind of author and scholar John Ruele Tolkien and allows him to create this world of Middle-Earth. J.R.R. Tolkien is a brilliant man with unlimited ... ...

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Book Report January 2001 J.R.R. Tolkein, THE LORD OF THE RINGS Tolkein's Lord of the Rings is a long book in three volumes. It is the story of a special journey made by a Hobbit called Frodo Baggins. It is a journey into an unknown land inhabited by many unusual and different characters, both good and bad. It is about a special journey to destroy a very powerful ... do great evil. It is not the Ring itself that is bad, but how it can tempt anyone into doing things that are harmful to others. For that reason the Hobbit is on a journey to destroy the Ring. The Ring had the power to make you in...

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... him retrieve Excalibur from the rock. This in turn fulfilled the prophecy that whoever retrieved the sword from the stone would become the king of England. In the book The Hobbit Gandalf the Grey, protector of the hobbits, helps Bilbo and thirteen dwarves regain their lost treasurer from smog the dragon. In The ... Hobbit Gandalf is protective of all hobbits, loves them, and he also nurtures them. Over all Gandalf is a father figure that all hobbits can look up to. A father figure could be ... . That is the ultimate sacrifice for a father to make, the life of his own for the life of ot...

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... itself was an adaptation of the novel of the same name, by the best selling author J.R.R. Tolkien. The novel, Fellowship Of The Ring, was actually a sequel to the novel: "The Hobbit-. The Fellowship was set in Mythic Middle Earth in a sort of primitive century, where there were various races of beings roaming middle earth. The story revolves around a young ... hobbit: Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits a mystical ring from his elderly cousin Bilbo Baggins. The ring is actually very powerful and was created by a dark lord Sauron to rule all ... ...

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... of the graceful Freawara, who is the young bride to be of Ingeld son of King Froda. Another name that Tolkien took from the Old English language was the word hobbit. This title comes from the Old English language hole dweller referred to a holbytla." 8 in this old language. Besides grabbing names from Old English, Tolkien also used many other simililarities . Nevertheless ... us on Old English. The main elements of Tolkines's work are good versus evil portrayed in the settings, the inventions of new characters, names and qualities and finally how the hobbit's customs are similar to Old ...

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