They them ask him to go on a quest with them, to find an incredible amount of treasure guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. ... Since Bilbo can move the swiftest and most quietly they tell him to go find the dragon and search for a weak spot. ... He also notices that the dragon is sleeping on piles, and piles of gold and jewels. ... One day when the dragon goes out to eat a man named Bared from a nearby town shoots the dragon threw the spot not covered with armor. The dragon is sleighed the gold is theirs. ...

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After days of negotiation Bilbo uneasily decides to join in on the adventure along with 13 dwarves, to raid the treasure of Smaug, a large and dangerous dragon. ... A great example of this usage is near the end of Bilbo's great adventure, when the time had come for him to advance forward and confront the dragon Smaug. Bilbo had been chosen to go forward into the dragons" lair to seek the treasure. ... At the moment before Bilbo's encounter with the dragon "he knew that going on from there was the bravest thing he"d ever done", as quoted in the book. ...

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Gandalf, the Great Wizard himself, and thirteen dwarves (their names were Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. ... He hoped to indeed live up to Gandalf's standard of him, since he was the one who chose him to journey into the desolate lands of Smaug, a golden- red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and sil...

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Gandalf, the Great Wizard himself, and thirteen dwarves (their names were Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering names) burst into his life, pulling the hobbit out of his quiet home, and sending him in an adventure filled with dangers, dragons, gold, and most certainly unpeaceful realms. ... He hoped to indeed live up to Gandalf's standard of him, since he was the one who chose him to journey into the desolate lands of Smaug, a golden-red dragon who had stolen hoards of gold and silver...

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The opening scene involves the dragon Smaug attacking Lake Town and its defenseless town people. Dragons are mythical creatures so Jackson used CGI, or computer generated imaging, to bring the menacing beast to life which results in an effect element contributing to the fantasy theme. ... In Unermans article "Dragons in Twentieth-Century Fiction" she states that dragons have become more prevalent in works of fiction because on the increasing popularity of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. She continues to explain that Smaug plays a classic role in The Hobbit being the traditional...

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When they reach the mountain where Smague the dragon is, that is where you can tell that Bilbo's character has developed. He talks with the dragon in confidence and he believes in himself. ... He is just happy that he gets the gold back to the Misty Mountain, to old dwarfs and away from the dragon. ...

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It was about a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who was chosen by and wizard, Gandalf, and 13 dwarves to go on a mission with them to get the dwarves" gold back from a dragon, Smaug, that stole it hundreds of years ago. So Bilbo went with them and they met many obstacles on the way, such as getting kidnapped by goblins, and being attacked by wild wolves, eagles taking them up to their nests, nearly being eaten by giant spiders, being taken by Forest-elves, and finding the hidden door (in which was the reason for Bilbo to come, because he was the only one that could fit down the passage), fighting the dr...

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In JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit," Bilbo is taken from his home to travel on an unforgettable journey, challenging some of his greatest enemies; giant spiders, goblins, and the dragon, Smaug - just to find that the most powerful enemy of all is not of the physical, but the intangible: greed. ... He is an evil, greedy dragon who hoarded all of his gold so no one could take it from him. ...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who had taken over their land. When Bilbo woke up the next morning, they started ou...

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This is a story about a Hobbit whose name is Bilbo Baggins. One morning thirteen Dwarfs and Gandalf The Wandering Wizard appeared at Bilbo's door. The Dwarfs wanted Bilbo to help them conquer a dragon named Smaug, who had taken over their land. When Bilbo woke up the next morning, they started o...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Far over the misty mountains grim. To dungeons deep and caverns dim. We must away, ere break of day, To win our harps and gold from him!"" (Tolkien, 16). This was Thorin's beautiful hum and a real intention of this song, which all of the people have to search for their truly self and enhance to be ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Although the destination is significant, the journey is far more important. A person's identity and the destination itself are shaped by the obstacles and experiences encountered during their journey. The experiences and obstacles are necessary to the journey, whereas the destination is not because ...

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• Grade Level: High School