... a fictional world which I could almost touch. As it is a book of adventure, the narrative third person view, describes to the main characters views and feelings. The main role of the story, Bilbo Baggins, a 3 foot tall, Hobbit, who encounters on adventure which is unimaginable, until you imagine it. Plot: The Hobbit is a legendary story about a hobbit, named Bilbo. Main characters which accompany Bilbo are, 13 dwarves, and a wizard named ... which I refer to as "fun" and an enjoyment" to read as I like riddles and how they manipulate a readers mind. Philosophy -The philosophical aspect ...

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• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... as a reminder of what to do when a situation forms. "Many soldiers drew great comfort from comparing themselves to Christian in The Pilgrim's Progress. In the same way, many characters in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have a thorough grounding in the songs and legends of Middle-Earth, and can draw consolation from past events with which they feel connected" (Croft). Tolkien ... this for "his use of the Great Eagles as epic machinery" (Hartley). Multiple times in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the eagles saved the characters and carried them to their next destination. For a...

• Word Count: 4597
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Pippin and Merry and they enter the banquet-hall of Elrond. The ageless elf is seated at the head of the table with Gandalf and Glorfindel at either side. Near the center of the table sits a beautiful female elf named Arwen, the daughter of Elrond. She is the loveliest creature Frodo has ever seen. The dwarf, Gloin, is sitting next to Frodo. He asks the hobbit why he has come to ... and then have a council to decide what to do next. The burden of the decision falls on Frodo, the bearer of the ring. He asks the group for an hour longer to make his decision. Sam thinks that it is an easy ...

• Word Count: 7779
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School

... have awakened and are marching towards Nan Curunir, the valley of Saruman. The White Rider The story now returns to the three travelers hunting for their lost companions. They find a leaf from Lorien and crumbs of food in the grass, as well as pieces of cut cord. They also find an Orc knife. They follow the Hobbit prints up to Treebeard's rock wall and when they climb ... up to the top they once more see the old man who had appeared earlier. The old man comes to them and reveals himself to be Gandalf. He tells them that the old man they had seen earlier was not him but Saruman ... is d...

• Word Count: 4146
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

... West Midlands. As he taught, he wrote the trilogy of books that served as a sequel to The Hobbit "the Lord of the Rings. He then died on September 2, 1973. He is well known by the reading public as the author of Farmer Giles of Ham, The Hobbit, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The Lots Tales and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings. Songs and rhymes are used in Tolkien's books ... to forward the plot. Songs that Tolkien writes in his ... books also suggest the telling of the history of Middle-Earth. Because Tolkien uses songs ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... Together they had four children. Also in 1916 Tolkien joined the British Army. Being in the army, Tolkien was called off to fight in World War One (Bloom 165). I believe that Tolkien modeled "The Hobbit" and the epic series, "The Lord of the Rings" after the world events over the next several years of his life. "The Hobbit's trolls, goblins (orcs), spiders and dragon know nothing of ... there were two main opposing forces. The Allies were made up of France, Britain, Russia, and The United States. The central powers were made up of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey. The main causes of...

• Word Count: 2919
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School