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Hobbit

A Hero Or A Hobbit

Many children's tales are written the same way. They are stories of some heroic figure who is in search of a magic sword, lost treasure, or a princess to rescue. In these stories, the hero usually has to overcome many obstacles and enemies to reach his goal. Some of these stories are more than that. They sometimes may have the same story line, but when analyzed a little closer, they can teach us a lot about ourselves and the way we live our lives. The novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, is not just another quest to uncover a lost treasure, it has more of a coming of age theme, where the most unheroic hobbit learns much about himself and matures into an adult and even the hero of the story.
As the story begins, Bilbo is at first seen as a safe and unadventurous hobbit, content in the security of his hobbit-hole at Bag End. Bilbo is described as being terrified to leave his hobbit hole and seek adventure. When Gandalf and the elves decide to let Bilbo in on......


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