The information in this paragraph will present some of the background and thematic relations in between “The Hobbit” and the author of the novel John Ronald Reuel Tolkien aka J.R.R.Tolkien. First off his encounter with a giant spider as a child influenced his caracters in his books because one of the enemys that the hobbit and his crew had to face were giant venomous and carnivorous spiders that kidnapped his friends (biography). Secondly Tolkien was a WW1 war veteran/hero which had a subtle influence on the characteristics of his main character who by the end of the novel became a hero.(J.R.R.Tolkien Wikipedia.com) Third, the book takes place in the same time and era that Tolkien lived in because in that time many men carried around pocket
watches and handkerchiefs and smoked from their pipes and wore button up vests just like the main caracter Bilbo Bagins does. This cleraly relates the novel to the authors life because he modeled his charater after the modern man of his day. A symbol that is important in the novel is the ring because it represents the invisble side of people that you dont notice at first because using the ring Bilbo did many things they didnt know he could or would do and so it showed a side to Bilbo that wasn’t already portrayed in the novel. Finally some themes in this novel are becoming a hero because most of the book is about Bilbo becoming more and more like a hero and acceptance because from the beginning to the end Bilbo deals with at first not being accepted by the group of dwarfs but after as he helps them out more and more they learn to accept him (the hobbit). To conclude this paragraph should help readers of the novel understand basic background and theme information.
J.R.R Tolkien's action packed, fantasy driven, inspiring novel The Hobbit shows the message that everyone must know, that you should never give up even if all hope seems to be lost. It shows setting of evergreen forests with villages scattered along the paths of which they must take and mountains just on the horizon. The read must go along with bilbo baggins a hobbit that does not realize there is more to him than just being a baggins and that he will live up to his family's name. Even after gandalf tells him that he will embark on a great adventure he still doesn’t believe he is anymore than just bilbo. Therefor this story is inspiring and shows that with the setting, character, and theme combined make this story a great read.
J.R.R. Tolkien’s book The Hobbit, has sold over 100 million copies and is translated into about 50 different languages, in about 17 years. Another popular book that was written by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, has also sold over 100 million copies and has been translated into around 47 languages, since it was published in the 1950’s. These two amazing authors have written many other popular books, but the connection between The Hobbit and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is rare. The two novels were loved by so many people that they were made into movies and are part of a sequel. The discoveries that can be made about the two authors, novels, and the connections between the books are extraordinary.
This story begins with a small fellow by the name of Bilbo Baggins. This fantasy story was written in 1956 by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is about a hero’s journey through the dangers and wonders of Middle Earth. Although it was not meant to become such a well-known book, it is filled with much literature. Throughout the book, Tolkien uses literary devices such as repetition, similes, and metaphors to develop the theme of cunning and cleverness.
Although centuries distance the creation of Beowulf from The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien took inspiration of different essential morals and character traits from Beowulf. In Beowulf, an epic hero Beowulf experiences significant tribulations and an ultimate battle that leads to his demise. In The Hobbit, Bilbo experiences similar tribulations, however, he gains courage and reverence throughout his journey. The nature of each book, how Bilbo experiences maturation when Beowulf experiences death, does not discredit Tolkien’s inspiration from Beowulf, it instead promotes the idea that each book was written for a different audience.
The book The hobbit is a very interesting book that tell of a hobbit that gets sucked into going on an adventure. This book is told by the view of the main character, Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit. “He is living the life when the book first starts. There is no one bugging him, he has his cozy little hobbit-hole all to himself. (Tolkin 12)” Then one day this is all changed. During this book, the main character, Bilbo Baggins is very dynamic and changes a lot throughout the book.
Empathy is one of the great mysteries of life. Why do people feel empathy? Do others deserve empathy? Is feeling empathy a strength or weakness? These questions may forever go unanswered, or they may not even have an answer. Even if they are answered, they may only be speculation. One author shows his take on the matter with one of his books. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien uses Gollum and Thorin to show that people do deserve empathy, no matter how horrible they may be.
Heroes are present in many of the films produced today and these heroes generally follow both Campbell’s “Hero’s journey” and “Heroic Archetypes”. Some of Campbell’s tenets for a hero are that he must be called to a quest, he will face trials and tribulations, face temptation, complete a task, and eventually return home. The hero must also fit an archetype and its quest, fear, dragon, task, and virtue. Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is in fact one of the aforementioned heroes. Bilbo Baggins has always wanted an adventure and one day he is called on a quest to win back the Dwarfish kingdom of Erebor from the dragon, Smaug. Bilbo had not realized at the time of his departure that he was a hero and at first he even refused to go on the quest. Bilbo fits many of the tenets of the departure, initiation, and return of Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” along with one of his archetypes. Joseph Campbell defines a hero as “someone who has given his life to something bigger than himself” and this is what Bilbo Baggins has done by accepting his quest to aid the Dwarves on their journey to the Lonely Mountain.
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Change can be shown in many different ways through objects and persons. So how is change shown in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien? It could be Bilbo, seen as it is, he is at first looked upon as a “cowardly” fellow who was scared to go ten feet from his hole. But as time grew throughout the adventure, it became noticeable how much Bilbo had change since the beginning of the trip. So overall, the theme of change in The Hobbit is, in fact, shown most through Bilbo because in the beginning of the story, he is hesitant and scared to go through with adventure, in the middle, he is starting to believe he can do it and risks himself, and by the end, he is showing bravery, and sometimes stupidity, above everything else. He had changed from an apprehensive Bilbo, to a courageous Bilbo by the end of the tale.
The Hobbit, written by John R. R. Tolkien, is a fantasy novel published on September 21, 1937. It was written as a prelude to the famous series, The Lord of the Rings, written seventeen years later. The Hobbit introduces the reader to an incredibly immersive fantasy world, that enriches the reader into its epic storyline. The story takes place in a land called Middle-earth, a land filled with enchanting surprises and magical wonders. It was the perfect playground for Tolkien to develop his main character Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo Baggins was a small hobbit, who unaware in the beginning would become a large role in the plot. It is through this character that Tolkien implemented the theme of heroism into the story. Bilbo’s unexpected adventure with the dwarves and the wizard gave him the opportunity to develop into the ultimate hero of Tolkien’s tale. Bilbo’s epic journey to become the hero of the story begins when Gandalf, the wizard, tells Bilbo of an expedition that would soon change his life forever.
In the story of “The Hobbit”, each character takes on a specific characteristic. In each of these characters identity on the surface is decided more by their race, family and their past rather than anything else in the beginning of the story. By making definite choices each character comes to define their own fate and
Christian Themes When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he unintentionally made a huge resemblance to today’s world. The pull of sin on a human is the same as with creatures of Middle Earth. Most of the characters have the same mindset as a human.
The Hobbit is a fantasy fiction book and the author is Tolkien. The main idea is how the hobbit, a small creature named Bilbo who is the main character, changes throughout the different adventures becoming an unlikely hero. In fact the hobbits themselves symbolize the modern middle class and therefore allow the reader to identify with the hobbits. The following paragraphs will describe the setting, the characterization, the theme and symbolism.
As a story of creatures like the hobbit, dwarves, elves, goblins, wolves, and the wizard Gandalf, and their lives and adventures in a place called the Middle Earth, the fantastical nature of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit deserves no further explanation. Yet the use of fantasy in it is remarkable and prominent, which contributes to its popularity over the years since it has been published in the 1930s.
My most memorable moment from the Hobbit is when Bilbo can not say “No”. I really love this moment because when somebody has the option to say “No”, they sometimes can not. I watched this movie called 27 dresses. There is a scene teaching the girl how to say “No”. You see the girl has to plan her sister’s entire wedding for her, the problem is she is extremely busy. This guy gets to know the girl and decided to teach her how to say “No”. So the boy asks her for money and she says “No”. Then the boy flatters her and she says “No?”. Then she thinks the session is over and then the guy asks for her drink. She says “ Yea sure… NO!” The boy laughs at her and says she was doing so good. The same thing with Bilbo, the dwarves annoy him a lot throughout the book but, he never asks them to go away. He never says “No”. In hobbit nature that is a very good thing. In Took nature that is terrible. The book mainly taught Bilbo how to get his inner Took out. He eventually does