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Heroism in the HobbitThe Hobbit is a fantasy novel that has mythological characters such as hobbits, dwarfs, wizards, and elves. The Hobbit was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. He is one the most famous English writers of the 20th century. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit the theme such as heroism is very apparent, this is because the book was written from his life experiences.The Hobbit was influenced by many of the experiences Tolkien had during his life. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South

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J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa, although he considered himself a British man throughout his adulthood. He experienced World War I firsthand in the trenches. He was a professor of Old English and other archaic languages and had a strong love for such languages. Tolkien also felt a strong tie for his homeland, England, and desired to create mythology for England. Tolkien was able to write the first modern fantasy novel through his life experiences and his love for archaic languages and British

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many great characteristics of being a hero figure. Tolkien has things that he especially looks for in a hero we know this by using the Hobbit as evidence. Negative characters have distinct features and personalities that set them apart , the same for positive characters. Having mental strength is better when being a hero compared to physical strength. J.R.R Tolkien must have had hero characteristics in mind when creating the Hobbit. The way Tolkien views heros shows through in his writing, you can

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Quarter 2 Book ReportThe HobbitThe hobbit was written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Tolkien was born January 3, 1892 at south africa. He Died September 2, 1973 in the United Kingdom. When he Writ his books he abbreviated his name to J.R.R Tolkien. J.R.R Tolkien was an english writer, poet and plosives. He had several games books like the lord of the rings and the two towers just to name a few. These are two of 31 books that he wrote. When he writ the story the Hobbit it was set at the ara of middle

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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been beloved works among many generations of readers since they were first published. The author of these two books, J.R.R. Tolkien is just as interesting a man as many of the characters he created in the world of Middle-Earth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Africa to a banker manager and his wife in 1892 and had only one sibling, Hilary, who was less than two years younger (Wikipedia). When he was young both of his parents died (one from rheumatic

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that the author of “The Lord of the Rings”,J.R.R. Tolkien,were both in a writing club called “The Inklings”. So I said “ maybe I should see the comparison of both books and see if they have anything in common. Since both writers wrote many books in the series,I will be focusing on the first book of both of the series which means in this case: “The Hobbit” and “The Lion,the Witch,and the Wardrobe”. I will first look at the genre of both books.”The Hobbit” was meant to be high fantasy when it was

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was also known as ‘the war to end all wars.’Tolkien met Edith Bratt as a teenager when they (both orphans) had lived at Mrs. Faulkner’s boarding house. At the time, Edith was 19 and Tolkien, or Ronald (as his friends called him), was 16. Edith and Ronald were inseparable, but she distracted him from his studies. When Father Francis, Ronald’s guardian, discovered their relationship, he forbade Ronald from seeing Edith until he was 21 and moved Tolkien and his younger brother to different lodging

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The purpose of my timeline is to explore the illustrative work produced by J.R.R Tolkien in his life time including his great literary works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and how each was developed from its humble beginning as sketched and visualised thoughts as aids to a complex story to the massively popular film and gaming franchise it has become. More specifically I shall be investigating how the nature of Tolkien's art work originally produced for his stories has shifted in societies

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1. IntroductionJ.R.R. Tolkien is one of the world's most famous authors. His book trilogy The Lord of the Rings is one of the most read books of all time and it is said to be the foundation of the Fantasy genre. 1:1 AimThe aim of this essay is to analyze whether or not the story of The Lord of the Rings can be connected to Tolkien's own private life, how his experiences may reflect upon the events and environments he describes in his storytelling, and what hidden meanings can be found in the books

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The Hobbit, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a fantasy novel that explores the theme of bravery and the change in character of Bilbo Baggins (the main character). This story is about Bilbo Baggins, a normal hobbit who lives in a normal hobbit hole, until one day a wizard appears at his door and asks Bilbo to accompany him and his dwarves on a journey to steal treasure from Smaug the Dragon. As Bilbo’s character hasn’t developed yet, he is shy and doesn’t want to join their quest, but Gandalf forces

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