The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is said to be one of the greatest children's novels of all time. The novel, due to its use of such characters as goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others is in tradition, a fairy tale. The tale centers on a small hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. It follows the journey of a band of dwarves, a wizard named Gandalf, and their robber, Bilbo on their way to retrieving treasure that had long been taken away from them. The hobbit traveled all over Middle-Earth, beginning with Bilbo's tiny hobbit-hole in the ground, to Mirkwood forest, to finally reaching the Mountain in which the dragon Smaug lives. Tolkien uses a large amount of imagery in his writing which can been seen through settings in The Hobbit. The

When a book is written well, producers and directors idolize it and want to make a film of it. However these movie spinoffs often omit scenes or change scenes that were very important in the book. This is where the hobbit comes in. The Hobbit was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, and the movie was directed by Peter Jackson. In the story Bilbo is a hobbit from the shire that one day gets chosen by Gandalf (a magical wizard) to become a part of an adventure. He is called to be a burglar and to steal gold from a dragon that took from dwarves many years ago. I believe that in the movie, the scene where Bilbo encounters Smaug there are two main differences between the book and the movie that really weakened

“The Hobbit” is a piece of prose written by J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Hobbit” is about a hobbit, Bilbo, that gets picked as a burglar by a wizard, Gandlaf, to go on an adventure. His other members that are going on the journey are the dwarves that are trying to get their mountain back, which is named the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo has changed as a character throughout the first eight chapters of “The Hobbit” in chapters two, four, five, and finally eight. Firstly, Bilbo has changed as a character in chapters two and four of “The Hobbit”.

Joseph Campbell has an analysis of myths, quests, and adventure stories. This analysis is called Hero with a Thousand Faces and follows a specific step by step journey and it is all the same. I believe that the Hobbit follows the steps to a journey. The first step is the call to adventure. The second step is the hero crosses the threshold of adventure. Then the third step is the hero faces various tests and receives magical aid. Next the hero faces the final test. Finally the hero faces another challenge before bringing peace to humanity.

“The Hobbit” is a piece of prose written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The text is about a hobbit named Bilbo who is persuaded to embark on a quest to help the dwarves. They are trying to get back Thorin’s family land that was taken away by a dragon. Thorin is the leader of the Dwarves. Bilbo is an important character in the story.

The Hobbit (There and Back Again) is an absolutely wonderful classical book. In fact, it has been made into a three part movie series, two of which have already been released. The two movies that have been released will be what I am covering in this report.

“He was watching Bilbo now from the distance with his pale eyes like telescopes. Bilbo could not see him…”(Tolkien 72), J.R.R Tolkien wrote. The Hobbit is written by J.R.R Tolkien and is later made a movie called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey by Peter Jackson. The Hobbit is about a hobbit, named Bilbo Baggins on a hero’s journey with 13 dwarves and a wizard, named Gandalf. They are on a search to get revenge on a dragon, named Smaug who destroyed the dwarves’ village and took all their treasure, but most importantly the Arkenstone.

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is said to be one of the greatest children's novels of all time. The novel, due to its use of such characters as goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others is in tradition, a fairy tale. The tale centers on a small hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. It follows the journey of a band of dwarves, a wizard named Gandalf, and their robber, Bilbo on their way to retrieving treasure that had long been taken away from them. The hobbit traveled all over Middle-Earth, beginning with Bilbo's tiny hobbit-hole in the ground, to Mirkwood forest, to finally reaching the Mountain in which the dragon Smaug lives. Tolkien uses a large amount of imagery in his writing which can been seen through settings in The Hobbit. The

Have you ever read a book so enjoyable that you want to read it twice? Well, that's how I feel about The Hobbit. The Hobbit is a tale about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo goes on a wild adventure with 13 dwarves to try and reclaim The Lonely Mountain from the great dragon Smaug. The novel covers this whole story, while the movie that I watched, The Desolation of Smaug, only covered about a third of the tale. This story follows what’s known as The Heroic Journey, a format that explains the different parts that a narrative with a hero in it may have. The Hobbit is a great story; however, the book was made by an author who wanted to make a great story, while the movie was made solely to create profit. This is seen through differences such as where Gandalf goes in the book vs movie, what happens in Lake-Town, and how Smaug reacts to the company being at the mountain.

“The Hobbit,” was written by J.R.R. Tolkien, and is about a hobbit, a clever creature that looks like a man with a rounded belly, but has thick hair on the tops of their feet, they are not a disgusting creature, but like to keep things tidy and live in a very furnished, “hobbit hole,” during what seemed like a normal afternoon, Bilbo (main character) was visited by the one and only Gandalf, (wizard) who was looking for a hero, and ask Bilbo to join the quest. The quest is about the fallen city of which dwarves live in the Lonely Mountain and flourished there, until a great dragon appeared and scorched the city, and drove all the dwarves out, taking all of the dwarves riches and jewels, Smaug (dragon) is now sleeping within the walls of Lonely Mountain, and they need a burglar to steal back what is most precious to

Since the publication of The Hobbit in 1937, critical readers have argued over whether the book is a fantasy, a fairy tale, a fable, a romance, an epic, or a novel. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the immense appeal it has held for many decades. The Hobbit seems to be about much more than its surface narrative, but Tolkien was adamant that it was not an allegory and said he much preferred history, whether real or invented, to allegory. The book is not a novel in the tradition of the great realistic novels of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; it is much closer to the idea of a romance, a genre that accommodates the improbable and even the supernatural. It is probably most accurate

Now comes the film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” which is the second film in the trilogy based on JRR Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. In the film, the Hobbit Bilbo is a long way from home. His safe environment in The Shire are miles behind, and he's surrounded by people he barely knows; the wizard Gandalf and 13 dwarves led by Thorin. Bilbo went in the first film 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' away with the dwarves off to regain their kingdom Erebor. During the journey, they met various challenges, such as giant spiders and orcs.

Growing up, music has always been a passion of mine. I listened to everything and anything. I would go to jazz concerts, operas, orchestra performances, or to a rock and roll music festival. But that passion bloomed into something more as I grew older. It blossomed into wanting to learn an instrument. I got to seize that opportunity when it came time to attend middle school.

The Hobbit is a fantastic piece of literature and succeeds greatly in being a book suitable for all ages. The book evokes an array of emotions thoughout, getting bleak, but not straying too far away from the lighthearted adventure it should be. A perfect mix with a mood to match, just like Tolkein intended to write the story. The story only falters because of it’s constraints with a lack of detail, especially in some of the characters like Bard, but nothing at all unforgivable, and nothing to make the story any less enjoyable . All around, the book is what other short novels should strive to

The more persuasive of the two articles was Sameer Chhabra’s review of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Chhabra, through his lack of use of “I”, managed to create a sense of voice in a much more authoritative fashion. Although he did use “I” once, it did not mess around with the main core of his review. The problem with using “I” is that it makes you sound like you are expressing bias and just giving your opinion. When “I” is not used, it sounds like facts and allows the reader to step into your perspective.