J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, a Fantasy Epic Essay -- Tolkien Hobbit Es

J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit, a Fantasy eposLong ago in my grandfather Thrors time our family was driven step up of the far North. . . . It had later been discovered by my far ancestor, Thrain the Old, they mined and they tunnelled and they do huger halls and greater workshops-and in addition I believe they found a good deal of aureate and a great many jewels too. Anyway, they grew immensley profuse and famous, and my grandfather was King under the Mountain again. . . . Undoubtedly that was what brought the flying lizard. Dragons steal gold and jewels, you know. . . . T present was a close to specially greedy strong and fuddled worm called Smaug. . . . Well, from a good way off we saw the dragon settle on our mountain in a spout of flame. . . . and has been thither ever sense. . . . we have never forgotten our stolen treasure. . . . we still mean to give way it back, and to bring our curses home to Smaug (31-33). This is the goal of all the main characters that J.R.R. Tolkien po rtrays in the novel, The Hobbit. It starts as any normal day for Bilbo, sitting in his quiet home, enjoying the member and quiet and having a good smoke. The next thing Bilbo knows, an old familiarity named Gandalf appears before him. They reminisce for awhile about past times and at sea adventures. Gandalf finally decides to leave Bilbo in piece, alone not without convincing him of the transit they should soon embark on. Bilbo wakes up the next day to find long dozen k naked as a jaybird faces in his home. Thirteen dwarves to be exact. They continue to propose to Bilbo the plan of stealing back the gold and treasures that was once theirs. Before Bilbo knows whats going on, he sets out, with his new friends, to conquer the Dragon that stole not only their riches, but withal the lives of many men who d... ...e found. . . . That is why I settled on burglary. . . . And here is our little Bilbo Baggins, the burglar (30). This quote is a perfect example of how The Hobbit is unus ual. not only is Bilbo not a fierce warrior, but he is likewise a thief. Heroes usually have the record of being loyal and honorable, but because Bilbo is a burglar, he isnt quite as honorable as most would think.In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien takes the reader on a unique fantasy epical without the traits of previous epics like Homers Illiad. By using the different traits, the hobbit has set a new standard for modern epics, and will continue to inspire forthcoming authors to compose classic yet groundbreaking novels.Works CitedHarmon, William, and Holman, C. H. Epic, Handbook to Literature. modern York Macmillian, 1992.Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit. Boston Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966.