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by J.R.R. Tolkien

In terms of Tolkien's literary context, we should look to his twin focuses: philology (the study of languages) and philosophy (moral, rather than political ethics). The Hobbit is a literary exposition of Tolkien's personal grappling with the "big ideas" that have long engaged the great minds of…

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When the dwarves come to the hearing, what do they hear?
Posted by nick a #252437
Last updated by: Aslan on May 22, 2012 10:14 PM
Answers: 1
 
the sword, Orcrist,comes from the
Posted by sean t #251879
Last updated by: Aslan on May 20, 2012 8:06 PM
Answers: 2
 
In The Hobbit, why does Smaug go off to the town of Esgaroth?
Posted by allison g #250853
Last updated by: Aslan on May 15, 2012 8:59 PM
Answers: 1
 
what happened outside Beorn's hall on the first night the adventures stayed there ?
Posted by lashe k #250311
Last updated by: Aslan on May 13, 2012 9:20 PM
Answers: 1
 
Was Bilbo right to spare him? Would Gollum have spared Bilbo if he could have caught him? Did Bilbo have any right to keep the ring?
Posted by lucy s #246649
Last updated by: Aslan on May 13, 2012 8:15 PM
Answers: 2
 
Gandalf tells Bilbo he is not the hobbit he once use to be. Do you agree or disagree? Defend your response.
Posted by lucy s #246649
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 13, 2012 4:52 PM
Answers: 1
 
Mother's maiden name
Posted by abbie m #247715
Last updated by: abbie m #247715 on May 02, 2012 5:32 PM
Answers: 0
 
what story did thorin tell bilbo?
Posted by maria v #247173
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 30, 2012 11:22 PM
Answers: 3
 
the narrator talks about the ring as if it were as character with its own personality and motivation. What sort of character does the ring seem to be?
Posted by lucy s #246649
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 28, 2012 4:19 PM
Answers: 1
 
who is the master of rivendell
Posted by mireya p #244669
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 19, 2012 8:16 PM
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Why does Bilbo feel an inner struggle between the two sides of his ancestry, the Bagginses and the Tooks?
Posted by yoon a #242181
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 09, 2012 10:44 AM
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Help: Characterization and Heroism
Posted by nate d #198975
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 23, 2012 10:22 PM
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what two items does bilbo forget in his rush to meet the dwarves at the green dragon inn? what do you think forgetting these items tell the reader about bilbo's willingness to go on this adventure?
Posted by trinity g #238925
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 23, 2012 3:13 PM
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what did the dwarves do with the trolls treasure?
Posted by hailey h #238171
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 20, 2012 6:32 PM
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what townsman warns the master and the people of the town?
Posted by charlie b #235117
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 06, 2012 4:12 PM
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how did bilbo find the way out of gollums land
Posted by josiah b #232307
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 23, 2012 7:25 PM
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what happens at Bilbo's Hobbit hill?
Posted by johanna o #228929
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 06, 2012 6:49 PM
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what sort of breatures do the goblins appear to be
Posted by laurin f #226841
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 25, 2012 7:19 PM
Answers: 1
 
why did bilbo pinch the eagle?
Posted by amanda a #226181
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 24, 2012 7:45 PM
Answers: 1
 
what is the deffinition for clamour?
Posted by amanda a #226181
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 24, 2012 5:55 PM
Answers: 1
 
why the ring not protect bilbo from wargs?
Posted by amanda a #226181
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 22, 2012 9:31 PM
Answers: 1
 
What was meant by "the desire of the dwarves"?
Posted by elizabeth r #223743
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 08, 2012 9:39 PM
Answers: 1
 
What is unusual about Bilbo's mothers side of the family?
Posted by zach b #223741
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 08, 2012 9:37 PM
Answers: 1
 
What sort of creatures do the goblins appear to be?
Posted by jazminn r #219827
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 12, 2011 5:38 PM
Answers: 1
 
What sort of creatures do the goblins appear to be?
Posted by jazminn r #219827
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Dec 12, 2011 5:17 PM
Answers: 1
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