Hobbit's Accomplishments

Thesis: John Ronald Reule Tolkien’s life experiences influenced his writing, beginning as a student, then a soldier, lexigrapher, professor, and then a writer to his own children; Tolkien’s life created the place known to most as Middle-Earth.

Do all stories need to have every part of the Heroic Journey to be considered heroic? I will be explaining the similarities and differences between the book The Hobbit and the movie Wreck It Ralph. To find which has a stronger Heroic Journey. The Hobbit is a stronger Heroic Journey than Wreck It Ralph. This can be seen through a comparison of the departure, initiation, and the return.

For as long as it can be remembered people have used multiple forms of literature in order to gain knowledge, entertain, and even express a certain idea. Poetry is in fact one of those forms of literature, and before people began to write it, it was known to be told verbally by many. A person would tell a tale and those who listened would memorize it, what eventually caused poetry to spread around. Still to this day, many come to fall in love with the magic poetry possesses. It is the writer’s decision to either have a specific rhythm to it or just have a simple list of words. This essay argues that poetry is a creative way of expressing one's emotions and that it should be, not only preserved, but celebrated, even by those who have not considered themselves poetry fans in the past.

The Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien is a book widely known for its rich language, detailed imagery, and profound story that expands over three volumes and six books. The book is scattered with deep characters ranging in back stories and eventual character development. Motifs, key parts throughout the story, include lightness and darkness, eyes, jewelry, and sword. JRR Tolkien even creates his own language for the solemn race of elves in the lengthy three volume novel. A part of this length may be attributed to the unusual placement of many full-form songs and poems within the book, as a break between the usual story. These poems and songs have ranges of playfulness and thoughtfulness. With uses of made up Hobbit words and beautiful

In the lecture Tolkien tells the readers that the man has the power to create stories in order to describe the events of what people are going through. They can express these stories as “satire, adventure, morality, and fantasy” and “causes it to take living form and colour before the eyes.” This makes the readers understand that the fairy stories are created with the intentions to relate to existing events happening, but can be seen in different ways and told by different personifications.

Tolkien was one of the most life changing events Lewis experienced because Tolkien opened Lewis’s eyes to a whole new world. Growing up, Lewis and Tolkien were exposed to some of the same authors and stories, giving them both a similar appreciation for literature. Tolkien expressed himself in a very creative and imaginative way, but he struggled with his writing being classified as children’s literature and had very little confidence when it came to publishing and sharing his works, whereas Lewis wrote very intellectually and philosophically and wasn’t afraid to get his works out into the public. A major conflict Lewis faced when it came to writing was not being able to balance both intellectual imaginative thought. He felt as though he needed to write to educate, but couldn’t do so while incorporating mythical elements, because he believed that you can’t teach important things to people in an entertaining way.

Poetry has a role in society, not only to serve as part of the aesthetics or of the arts. It also gives us a view of what the society is in the context of when it was written and what the author is trying to express through words. The words as a tool in poetry may seem ordinary when used in ordinary circumstance. Yet, these words can hold more emotion and thought, however brief it was presented.

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 fever, the other from diabetes) and he and his brother were raised by a Catholic priest in Birmingham (Wikipedia). Tolkien was involved in World War One and Two, first as a serviceman, then as a cryptographer (Wikipedia). Indeed he was very

Similarly, Lewis’ colleague at Oxford, J.R.R. Tolkien also defended Fantasy, or as he called it, “fairy-stories.” Tolkien was known for his fantastic works that included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and an assortment of companion books to the series. He was also well known for his criticism of Beowulf, “The Monsters and the Critics.” His Fantasy series have had broad implications on the fantasy genre as a whole since publication, influencing the current generation of writers with the firm grasp of history

In 2001, the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo allowed three sessions on Tolkien to be presented. That seminal event was the ‘nucleus’ from which this collection sprang. For forty years, editor Jane Chance, Professor Emerita in English at Rice University, has written and taught on medieval literature, medieval culture, medieval women and modern medievalism. She has authored or edited five critical studies of Tolkien’s work, as well as numerous scholarly articles. In her introduction, Chance notes that since Peter Jackson began filming The Lord of the Rings in 1999, “there has been a parallel rise in interest in his writings and books about his writings” (1). Additionally, the publication

“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit” (Tolkien 3). J.R.R. Tolkien wrote this simple sentence, of only ten words, and just like that an idea was born and journey began which soon grew to be a classic novel and then best selling series. Something that few may know is that, from the time it was first created, The Hobbit is actually intended for young children. When writing The Hobbit Tolkien’s main objective was simply to create a fairytale for his four children. But soon after it’s publication in 1937 his imaginative tale soon became a popular novel for all ages.

In the beginning of each story, the hero lives a comfortable life in a world they consider ordinary or uneventful. This is referred to as the ordinary world. Often, the hero is either seen as odd to those around them or feels out of place in their world due to a specific characteristic within themselves. Bilbo Baggins is the hero, protagonist, and most prominent figure in The Hobbit. He is pronounced as a hobbit with a good nature and underlying charm, making him a personable character. Throughout the journey, he accomplishes noteworthy deeds, yet remains true to himself and does not let those accomplishments change his honorable character.

The novel brings the idea of the secondary world through different elements. In Tolkien’s Middle-Earth the characters are determined by their race. Each race has different moral attributes that they must behave accordingly, it’s difficult for one

When given the choice on who I would consider a “worthy” author, I would have to consider one of my most favorite authors whom of which being J.R.R Tolkien. Reasoning behind this choice is because I believe that Tolkien delivers a certain theme of creativity in his books and I also admire his extraordinary skill at world-building that he incorporates into his writing. Tolkien is an outstanding author who has little to none flaws in his writing, yet flaws he does have. Nevertheless, such as how Frodo and Bilbo took their first step out of Bag end, allow yourself to take your’s on the wondrous journey on discovering how J.R.R. Tolkien is an author to be deemed “Worthy”. To start, when talking about how much creativity Tolkien utilized in his

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien is a piece of narrative that was written to explain the setting and history of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Since it is a precursor to the other novels, the content is rich in detail and complicated terminology. The narrative is also written mostly in a serious and archaic tone. This might make it difficult and confusing to read and might deter the majority of readers from understanding the ideas and messages that the author was initially trying to relay.