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…Although numerous critics have “trashed” the latest film versions of these major British works, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series and J.R.R. Tolkein’s Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy are strong representative models of universal and classical…

…"With a last despairing effort Frodo raised himself on his hands and struggled on for maybe twenty yards." J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is about two hobbits who have one goal, to overcome many obstacles in order to destroy…

…and Roverandom. In 1933, Tolkien took to the habit of telling his children bedtime stories about a funny little creature named Bilbo (BBC- The Life and Works of JRR Tolkien. www.bbc.co.uk). But his most popular work, "The Hobbit", was born of an inexplicable…

…) and I wrote on it: 'In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit'". So Tolkien set out to find what a hobbit was and what kind of hole it lived in. The book The Hobbit was based wholly on that sentence. It was first published on the advice of Raynor Unwin…

…Education, The Road to Oxford III. Society A. World War I, The Great War B. Inklings, Secret Society IV. Genera and Literary Devices A. Languages B. Fairytales C. Poetry V. Notable Works A. The Hobbit: Or, There and Back Again, 1937 B. The Lord…

…of the humans and four hobbits, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. This Fellowship is like the Round Table of King Arthur. Sir Thomas Malory in his Le Morte d’Arthur shows this Round Table as a military group loyal not only to their King but to one another. King…

…the final chapter of The Two Towers. Frodo is the hobbit (halfling) who has the present duty of escorting the Ring to the Cracks of Doom where it may be destroyed. Frodo is accompanied by Sam and also Gollum, for a while, and at the end of The Two Towers, Frodo…

…The book starts off with Frodo and Bilbo Baggins planning a big birthday party for Bilbo. As they are planning, Gandalf, a wizard, arrives to help them set up the party. Near the end of the party Bilbo gives a speech to all the other Hobbits in the town…

…Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring The novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, is about a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, who is out to seek the Cracks of Doom to destroy the Ruling Ring. Throughout his journey he meets…

…The protagonist and title character of The Hobbit, Bilbo is by far the novel's most important figure. Bilbo's thoughts, feelings, and actions form the focus of the novel and shape its plot. Bilbo's central role is underscored by his appeal—he is not only…