Analysis Of The Book ' Elf '

In the novel, The Hobbit, the author J.R.R. Tolkien, suggests when an individual pushes themselves to explore risk-taking, they take the opportunity to grow within themselves, and test the extent of their newfound values, which result in the character fostering a stronger sense of self-identity.

When you think of a hero, is the first character to pop in your head a little hobbit named Bilbo Baggins? In most cases, people think of Superman or Hercules, but in The Hobbit, an unexpected hero emerges and changes the name for all heroes to come. The Hobbit is a novel about Bilbo Baggins and his journey, with thirteen dwarves and a wizard, seeking the treasure stolen by the dragon, Smaug. While on this unexpected journey, Bilbo and his companions overcome many obstacles to eventually get to the treasure and retrieve it. Throughout the story, Bilbo develops into a courageous man, who indeed, is a hero. Richard Tyre wrote an article, “You Can’t Teach Tolkien,” and he explains his theory in which he connects multiple story’s plot with six elements. The Hobbit, is assuredly a prime example of Tyre’s theory because it follows all six steps throughout the story simultaneously. The six elements are; “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected” (Tyre 19). These elements are steps in which a character must take to emerge into a hero in the end. Bilbo Baggins is the hero in The Hobbit, but he doesn’t start off as the hero. He has always had heroic traits but throughout the novel, he pursues those six steps and in the resolution, he is transformed into an actual hero.

Buddy got very upset when he found out that he is not an elf but that he is a human. He flees to the bathroom and starts to cry, and his adoptive dad knocks on the door and asks him if he is okay. After Buddy cools down his adoptive dad starts to tell Buddy the truth. He tells Buddy that is real dad lives in New York. He also tells Buddy that his real dad works at The Empire State Building. Before Buddy leaves to New York, Santa tells Buddy that his real dad never knew he was born, and that his mom passed away when he was born. Santa also tells Buddy that is why he was at the orphanage at a young age.

In the southeast corner of the 100 Acre Wood, in an area marked as "Eeyore 's Gloomy Place: Rather Boggy and Sad," Eeyore, a popular character from the children’s series of Winnie the Pooh resides. Eeyore, three years of age, is described to be an old, sad, grey donkey. Eeyore is known for being the character that is always gloomy or depressed and for losing his tail throughout the series. He has a deep slow dragging voice that exemplifies his constant depressed mood. He is usually seen walking slowly with his head down and his eyes low. (http://www.just-pooh.com/eeyore.html)

Going forward, in this essay, topics such as heroism and transformity will be strongly analyzed through quotes directly from the book The Hobbit and opinions formed while reading. Through the book The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien is able to show how a hero isn’t always the typical buff and boots with a cape on his back kind of person. Tolkien shows the reader that a hero is made by the struggles he conquers and isn’t just a perfect character thrown into the beginning of the story.

Do you ever wonder what kind of person you are? Are you adventurous, perseptive, athletic? Have these traits ever affected your decision making? Because in “The Hobbit” By J.R.R. Tolkien, The protagonist Bilbo Baggins feels conflicted whether he should act like his more daring ancestors, the Tooks by embarking on a perilous journey to retake a kingdom. Or to be like his more respectable ancestors, the Bagginses and stay in the comfort of his warm home. As you can see, the traits he has acquired from his forebears are altering the way he sees the situation. Much like Bilbo, I believe that we all have similar sides to our personalities, whether the conflict is to be brave or timid, or smart rather than foolishly. And it is up to us to correctly

Chapter 5 writing task- In everyone's life they have bits and pieces of their personality “that either comes from their mom or dad’s side of the family.” In the novel, The Hobbit, Bilbo begins to come out of his comfort zone (which is the Baggins side of his family) and become a bit more of an adventurous Took. While doing this Bilbo goes on a journey, takes the risk of pick pocketing troll, and tricks a mysterious creature named Gollum.

Roald Dahl is well known as a children's author that wrote whimsical stories and created amazing fictional worlds. Some people may never think about the fact that before writing many of his great pieces, Roald Dahl actually wrote many short stories that were influenced by his traumatic and intriguing childhood; most of these stories were not as child-friendly as one might imagine. One of the most prominent examples would be in his story “Beware of the Dog”. In this story, there is a man that is in the air force who is fighting in World War 2 and lost a leg in a plane crash, due to being shot down. In the short story, “He throttled back, pulled off his helmet, undid his straps, and pushed the stick hard over to the left. The Spitfire

In the early parts of the novel, Buddy Boyle is characterized as insecure. As a result of these insecurities, Buddy is left desperate to do anything to fit into Skye’s extravagant lifestyle. Buddy believes he is incapable of impressing Skye with his own personality. Meaker writes, “I was borrowing glory by letting my grandfather make the impression on Skype Pennington, instead of trying to impress her with my own personality.”(28). This quote demonstrates the extent of Buddies insecurities. These insecurities cause Buddy to use his own grandfather in an effort to impress Skye. Not only does Buddy believe that he is not good enough, he is prepared to forget his morals to impress Skye. This was first demonstrated when Buddy said, “Whatever it

Bilbo Baggins is one of the main characters of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Being a main character in a story, especially an adventure story, typically comes with some pretty hefty responsibilities. More often than not, the main character is also the hero. A hero is defined as “a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities,” and these are not necessarily qualities readily attributed to Bilbo Baggins (oxforddictionaries.com). This essay will look at three ways in which Bilbo contrasts the traditional characteristics of a hero and what transformations he ends up making to fit the mold more closely. It will examine his lineage, his strength, and his attitude as well as the changes he makes throughout the story.

To be honest, this chapter ran away from me. I wanted to bring out the desperation the Company has to suffer, and originally I also intended to keep Bilbo's spider song, and make all the Elves mostly snotty, arrogant brats, but, as you can see, Bilbo was 1,000% done with everything, and most Elves were not in the mood to be assholes. Honestly, I'm blaming dehydration and general confusion on that part.

Tolkien’s mythical people (elves), dwarves, hobbits and other mythic identities turn genuine as we distinguish their failures and disappointments, distresses and achievement. Their story is our story: a convincing illustration of the epic dramatization playing out on the canvas of time and eternity. Such a variety of perspective of Tolkien’s world reflects the fabric of our own. Case in point, the characters perceive that they are a piece of a story being told. “What a story have we been in, Mr. Frodo, haven’t we?”Reflects Sam when he experienced a dangerous escape. All through third enterprise Frodo and Sam conspicuously examine the way they are in a story, perceiving that the scenes of life are not irregular or purposeless, but rather crucial

“Errand into the Maze,” is a captivating and clever piece choreographed by one of the most influential individuals within the dance industry, Martha Graham. “Errand into the Maze” takes it’s audience back into Greek Mythology that portrays a woman, Phaedra, confronting her fears which takes on the form of a man; however, there is more than what meets the eye. She depicts a woman caught within her own emotional maze: the torturing battle of temptation.

The famous book The Maze Runner by James Smith Dashner, is the famous story about a young man named Thomas who wakes up in the middle of a metallic box that serves as an elevator with no memory of his past, the box opens up to a place called “the Glade” with 60 other boys staring back at him as he tries to run away pass them. Every thirty days a new boy or supplies arrive from the box and for three years they have lived together trying to find clues through the maze that surrounds them; but as they start losing hope it all changes when something unprecedented happens and a girl along with a note arrive through the box. The book along with amazing imagery and relevance to today’s world manages to attract more than just teenagers but anybody that is up for the challenge of the maze, and that is just the purpose of this paper to demonstrate multiple reason of why this book not only deserves to be read but it should hold a place in the literary canon.

If The Chronicles of Narnia is read in chronological order, C.S. Lewis introduces Polly Plummer as his first main female character in The Magician’s Nephew. However, the title indicates this story is not about her; it is about Digory, the magician’s nephew. She explores and travels with Digory as his friend, but her involvement in the story is mainly seen through her impact on Digory’s perspective and decisions. Nevertheless, by the same feminist ideology that declares each person prove her own merit, the strength of Polly’s characterization should be measured on its own. To suggest, as Susan Henthrone does in “The Image of Woman in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis,” that Polly’s role as a supporting character means that she is not a strong character is to do a disservice to her distinctive characterization.