He could relate a bit to Bilbo and his reluctance to face new things, because my brother has always been a creature of habit and a bit drawn in on himself. Something I certainly think Irvie could draw on from this book is its sense of adventure. In the end, Bilbo takes very little of the share of the dwarf treasure that he is promised, and gains quite a bit of worldliness from the experience. As they journey the encounter trolls, elves who tell them more about the map they have to find the door in the mountain, gobblins in the misty mountains, a twisted creature named Gollum, massive spiders, a dragon, and a battle. He is told vaguely at the beginning of the journey that Gandalf has enlisted him in this venture as a burglar. He is practically dragged from home by Gandalf on a mission to restore the dwarves to their rightful land under the Lonely Mountain. This book follows Bilbo Baggins in what could certainly could be called a classic example of the hero’s journey. Perhaps he missed the train in middle school when most kids are encouraged to read this book, but all the same, I felt I had to give him some reasons to read it. The reason I had to include it is because despite being an avid Lord of the Rings fan, my brother has never read this prequel to the series. In fact, it is one of the fantasy novels.
Tolkien and was published by Mariner in 1937, with the edition I read published in 2012.
0 kommentar(er)
