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Comparing Hero's Journey In The Hobbit And I Am Malala

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Have you ever noticed the way characters go on journey’s during movies and books follow a pattern? In I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai it talks about her adventure to make girls have rights and get to go to school just like boys; during The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien it goes through Bilbo's adventure with Thorin and Co. to reclaim the treasures that were taken. Both books have a few similarities and many differences that these author’s uses to portray the Hero's Journey. There are many differences between the steps of these heroes’ journeys. First, in Malala’s Calling to Adventure she got the call from inside and not a direct call hers is also after departure. In the text it says “ This was my calling. Some powerful force had come to dwell inside …show more content…

First, in I Am Malala when she got threatened by the Taliban she got stronger and she continued to fight for what she believed was right. After she was threatened the texts say “I was so nervous in those days. But I had changed since.” Second, in The Hobbit when Bilbo steals the ring,gets past the goblins and Gollum, starts to believe in himself and gets respect from the dwarves. The text says “It is a fact that Bilbo's reputation went up a very great deal with the dwarves after this. If they had still doubted that he was really a first-class burglar, in spite of Gandalf's words, they doubted no longer.” Third, during both of the books they both were able to get stronger by help from those around them. Malala’s dad helped her, and Bilbo was helped by Gandalf. In Malala’s story after she was threatened the texts say “Besides, I was the daughter of Ziauddin Yousafzai, the man who dared to talk back to the Taliban. I would hold my head high-even if my heart was quaking.” In Bilbo's story it says “Then Gandalf lit up his wand. Of course it was Gandalf; but just then they were too busy to ask how he got there. He took out his sword again, and again it flashed in the dark by itself. It burned with a rage that made it gleam if goblins were about; now it was bright as blue flame for delight in the killing of the great lord of the cave.” The similarity between the two novels is both of the character get stronger and braver with the help around

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