The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. A hobbit is a fixation in which there is a vice committed through either nerves, obsessive compulsiveness, or through former routine. For unknown reasons, it is bilbo that gandalf chooses to be the fourteenth member of the journey to lonely mountain. While it was originally conceived as a book for children, it has been accepted as a great. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Teaching descriptive scenes from harry potter and the. For some reason, green is an underused cover colour so its nice to see it splashed on here. It has fewer words than the other six books, making it the shortest book in the series. The hobbit preferences fanfiction i love the hobbit so im going to write my own preferences so please request i also do imagine so please if u want one say in the comment box. The hobbit tells a fantastic story of adventure, danger, friendship, and courage, and serves as a prequel to the even more immersive and epic book series, the lord of the rings. And the hobbit is also clearly a quest because the whole engine of the book is thorin and the dwarves plan to seek their stolen gold in the lair of the dragon smaug. The oxford english dictionary, which added an entry for the word in the 1970s, credits tolkien with coining it. A habit is a little human based creature created by j r tolkien that is short in stature and has hairy feet. Share my enthusiasm with this page which is packed full of fun facts.
As you read the hobbit, you might find yourself confidently checking a dictionary for a definition only to find it not there, because with tolkiens knowledge of the fundamentals of language, his madeup words sound real. Mar 23, 20 a shortish book is drawn out to not one but three full length feature films, the better to flesh out characters who need, uh, fleshing, and the better to tell every bit of the tale. In addition, movie smaug is much larger than he is in the book, being over 140 meters in length, or twice the size of a 747. Sting was an elven shortsword made in gondolin during the first age. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in.
Never thirsty, ever drinking,all in mail never clinking. Marking an exam paper in the early 1930s, tolkien found himself writing the following words on a blank page. Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the immense appeal it has held for many decades. They were, however, susceptible to greed, pride and jealousy, as exemplified by the story of the house. That said, if your book is around 40,000 words, youre in good company. Tolkiens own children, the hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic. The hobbit, or, there and back again quotes shmoop.
But as flustered, flummoxed, and even angry that the hobbit gets, he still does his duties as a good host by providing his guests with foods, drinks, and beds. He had not been down that way under the hill for ages and ages, not since his. The hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Since this was the first book, rowling had more time to edit the book and make the writing more concise. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or eat. Jul 14, 2017 the hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the bookand mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to be some modifications. The novel that im writing is at 53,000 words and i was trying to figure out how many words is average for a book of my genre.
From there, tolkien goes on to describe in great detail what that means comfort means. The paragraph describing the comfortable reality of the hobbit hole is about four times as long as the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. They detested all evil and were usually more resistant to being corrupted than men, unless evil tricked them with fair form, like annatar. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat. I was mostly looking for a statistical basis to express my displeasure at the hobbit. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Tales and adventures sprouted up all over the place wherever he went, in the most extraordinary fashion.
Compare with the alliterative flummox in this listboth are used to describe bilbo when thirteen dwarves and a wizard show up at his house. Though just a dagger by standard of elves, sting made a perfect shortsword for a hobbit, although it was still rather small. Since the publication of the hobbit in 1937, critical readers have argued over whether the book is a fantasy, a fairy tale, a fable, a romance, an epic, or a novel. Bilbo baggins hobbit sword is a real topic of fascination to me.
In this prequel to the lord of the rings, bilbo baggins enjoys a quiet life until a group of dwarves and a wizard named gandalf enlist him in their quest for a dragons treasure. Finally, this also counts as a comingofage story because it depicts the development of bilbo baggins from a sheltered, comfortable homebody to a brave, wise hobbit of the world. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Beyond creating entire languages for elves and orcs, tolkien was known for making up english words as well. The battle of the five armies the last goodbye billy boyd official music video duration. A description of a hobbithole in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Although the tale is about a journey, it is also about the slow change of bilbo from a provincial hobbit into a worldweary hero. Throughout the story, bilbo transitions from being a complacent, sheltered hobbit, to a more adventurous hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down. This is the story of bilbo baggins, who makes his first appearance as a young lad in peter jacksons the hobbit. Tolkien s novel, the hobbit, bilbo baggins goes through a classic representation of the heros journey. Bilbo baggins discovered sting in the year ta 2941 in a trollhoard, and used it during the quest of erebor. R tolkien that takes place in the fictional world of middle earth, which is the setting of most of the authors works.
The hobbit, or there and back again an unexpected party 3 chapter i an unexpected party in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. The hobbit questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the hobbit. The subtitle of the hobbit is there and back again, and this first chapter describes what bilbo is so eager to get back to while hes on his way there. Before him lies the great bottommost cellar or dungeonhall of the ancient dwarves right at the mountains root. Teaching descriptive scenes from harry potter and the hobbit. The hobbit short answer questions flashcards quizlet. Jun 27, 2019 a story that is over 40,000 words is generally considered a novel.
One day bilbo baggins, a hobbit who lives at bag end in hobbiton, receives a visit from gandalf, the wizard. John ronald reuel tolkien the hobbit, or there and back again. Gandalf is known for leading young hobbits off on adventures, although respectable hobbits do not do such things. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. The hobbit, or there and back again an unexpected party 4 remarkable tale. The extreme coziness of bilbos hobbit hole makes it an absolute symbol of familiarity and home. A shortish book is drawn out to not one but three fulllength feature films, the better to flesh out characters who need, uh, fleshing, and the better to tell every bit of the tale.
Classifying the book is one way of explaining its strengths and weaknesses and understanding the immense appeal it has held for many. The battle of the five armies is released on wednesday, it will likely mark the end of peter jacksons stint bringing j. Vocabulary from the hobbit learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Before bilbo is really able to improve upon the situation, gandalf has invited himself to tea and when he arrives, he comes with a company of dwarves led by thorin. May 03, 2020 in addition, movie smaug is much larger than he is in the book, being over 140 meters in length, or twice the size of a 747. Since then, however, it has been noted that there is prior evidence of the word, in a 19thcentury list of legendary creatures. Here are a few words regular english and tolkienese that. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has 76,944 words. Chapters 14, chapters 58, chapters 911, chapters 1214, chapters 1519 here are links to our lists for other works by j. In this lesson, we will look at some examples of similes and metaphors from the novel. The hobbit 95,022 the lord of the rings 455,125 the two towers 143,436. An unexpected journey and by extension, parts 2 and 3 of this unnecessary trilogy, but i wound up comparing the density of the hobbit movies, as measured in words in book per second of movie wibpsom, to other prominent movie adaptations of books.
The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the bookand mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to. The book of the hobbit is not lotr, it is children. It is almost dark so that its vastness can only be dimly guessed, but rising from the near side of the rocky floor there is a great glow. In the hobbit and also mentioned in the lord of the rings books. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. It was published just before the outbreak of wwii in europe, and the book acts as a prologue of sorts for the great trilogy, the lord of the rings. Dec 09, 2012 marking an exam paper in the early 1930s, tolkien found himself writing the following words on a blank page.
Lewis the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, roald dahls charlie and the chocolate factory. Discover lots of fun trivia, facts and information on the hobbit bilbos sword. The extreme coziness of bilbos hobbithole makes it an absolute symbol of familiarity and home. Heres the perfect word to describe watching the hobbit time.
Tolkien as the name of a race of small humanoids in his fantasy fiction, the first published being the hobbit in 1937. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in childrens literature. However, it will be on the short side, as the average length of a novel hovers around 50,00070,000 words. Aug 08, 2019 they detested all evil and were usually more resistant to being corrupted than men, unless evil tricked them with fair form, like annatar. Choose three 3 adjectives to describe what bilbo baggins looks like. He enjoys a peaceful and pastoral life but his life is interrupted by a surprise visit by the wizard gandalf.
This last part of the book goes from the battle subsiding, to the ending of the story when bilbo finally gets to go home, but is now struck with wanderlust. Tolkien uses similes and metaphors to describe settings and characters. A story that is over 40,000 words is generally considered a novel. The dragon makes his full appearance in the second part. It was published on 21 september 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the carnegie medal and awarded a prize from the new york herald tribune for best juvenile fiction. Conversely, their work harmed evil, like lembas and the elven rope that brought pain to gollum s skin.
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