I have this Exam coming up on The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien please help!?

Question

Well there are a few questions i need help with.
1. Discuss the Physical quest that Bilbo is on and how it mirrors the internal quest he faces. How does Bilbo move from being ordinary Hobbit to a hero?
2. Discuss the role of and the pursuitof wealth with in the context of The Hobbit. How do the different beings view the need for gold and jewels? How does wealth motivate them and what does it reveal about their nature?
3. Compare Bilbo to what our modern society defines as a "hero". How is Bilbo the same and different? What attributes (physical, mental, emotional, etc) did Bilbo possess that would make him both a quitessential and atypical hero?
4. Discuss the parting conversation between Bilbo and Thorin. What social commentary on wealth and war does the scenc make? What wisdom is imparted.

Please Please Please if you could help me answer these question's i would greatly appreciated. My email is [e-mail] if you have a longer answer

Answer 1

you are sooooo lucky to have an exam on the Hobbit!!!!!!!!!! i haven't read it in a while, so I'm not sure how much help I'd be.... and I really can't justify giving you answers!!!! don't be lazy, read the d*mn thing yourself!!!! lol, i came up with some good ones, but you can't have them!!!!! hahahaha, I'm evil... be happy to help if you don't UNDERSTAND the questions, but its coming off as just you being lazy.......

don't take it personally.... I'm just a very harsh person. i don't understand why the world has to be populated w/ kaqs, and have no patience for them.....

Answer 2

Look at Sparknotes.com, they have a full, in-depth analysis of The Hobbit. Great Book.
Here's a little bit of thought on the Q's-
1. Bilbo is small, and mentally he is "normal" and very inexperienced as far as adventuring. His quest causes him to find his strength even though he is physically very short and a maturity and deeper understanding of the world. Both physically and mentally he becomes more developed.

2. Bilbo seeks the treasure partly because once it is obtained, he can go back to the Shire. He is not selfish, but he shows a lesser concern for the affairs of the dwarves. The dwarves seek treasures to become rich, and Thorin seeks them partly to avenge his relatives in a sense.

I hope this helps, I havn't read the book in a while.

Answer 3

Tolkien's mythology (WHICH US SO COOL) is just a little too fancifully to be believed. What made Joseph Smith so plausible was once that the perception of Native Americans being Hebrews was once already gift on the time, was once a subject matter of debate in his group, and there have been many books at the field as good, like View of the Hebrews. OH! Know one of the vital motives Tolkien wrote LOTR? The Germans had their Norse mythology, the Greco Romans had theirs, Hindus have their pantheon, however what did England have? Just the autherian legends with Camelot and many others, no significant deal. So Tolkien wrote LOTR and different again tale reference books in order that England can have a pleasant tale as good. I knew like that.