Gandalf Essays

you ever have days or even weeks where you don’t wanna do anything? That’s why it’s good to have a “gandalf”in your life. They push you to get something done. Also they are great for getting your life together. Last but not least they don’t let you fail without pushing you back up and making you do better. Therefore having a “gandalf” is not such a horrible thing. Gandalf's push you so much because they see something in you that you don’t see in Doyourself. They know you can commit to way more than

get pushed away. The water symbolizes new life and pushing sin away. The water was getting rid of Saruman’s territory and was cleansing just like how Baptism cleanses us. 3. Explain the relationship between Gandalf the Grey to Gandalf the White Gandalf the Grey got defeated, but Gandalf

The Hobbit, we see Gandalf guide Thorin and company through a perilous journey to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and it’s treasure. Furthermore, Gandalf is portrayed as an old, wandering wizard who helps people on quests or journeys. He is seen wearing a blue hat, grey cloak, black boots, and a silver scarf (Tolkein, 5). Also, some of his pastimes are blowing smoke rings and entertaining the hobbits, peaceful creatures who live

Literature Victoria Class One Final Walden, Of Mice and Men, and The Call of the Wild are masterpieces of Transcendentalism, about Existentialism, about Naturalism, and Human Nature. Walden is Thoreau’s self-reflection for spiritual quests while immersing in nature. Through a simplified lifestyle, Thoreau illustrates ideas about individualism versus social existence, self-reliance, and meditations of opposing to Materialism. Of Mice and Men superficially reflects a story that two migrant

to happen there has to be events or “falls” to happen. (Mathison) He shows his strong contrast of good and bad between Gandalf and Saruman. He also shows the gruesome setting of Mordor compared to the shimmering place of Rohan. With all of this he adds more detail with figurative language. He bolden’s the contrast of good and bad by using imagery, similes, and metaphors. Gandalf

The novel opens on Gandalf and Pippin’s journey to Minis Tirith, where they are to alert the Steward of Gondor of the impending dangers. Pippin pledges his service to Denethor, out of gratitude for his son’s sacrifice. Soon after they arrive, Gandalf begins to notice the dark cloud that he dubs the darkness, has descended over the city of Gondor. In Rohan, the rest of the fellowship rides for Dunharrow, yet Aragorn comes to the realization that the other Riders may not reach the city in time to defend

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Influence of Catholicism and Religious Symbolism in The Lord of the Rings When examining literary works, especially more popular literature, there tends to be story that surrounds the author and their intended purpose for writing the book. Tolkien’s writings may have been so widely received due to the saga’s fantastical and magical attributes. As a result, Tolkien’s audience enjoyed the emotional connection they could make to escape their own mundane world into a world which

While learning more about myths and where they come from, it is also important to think of why the story was brought to be. Myths come in many difference types and genres, dealing with everything from creation, tricksters, and also myths of death and the underworld. While there are many different types of myths, Beowulf deals with a much popular tale of a hero’s journey. In the poem Beowulf, the story displays many similar relations to other myths based on a hero’s journey through time such as The

What would you do if a stranger showed up to your door and expected you to go on a dangerous adventure to assist with an unrealistic task? Would you be willing to leave the comfort of your home and step out of your element? In The Hobbit, written by J. R. R. Tolkien, lives an unmotivated hobbit that is approached at his home by a group of intimidating dwarves. The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is asked to be a part of their long, perilous journey to retrieve the arkenstone from the dungeon of Smaug. the

After the Norns invaded the gods holy place, they once again returned to their thrones at Urd’s Well to make a decision regarding dwarves. “Whom should they make the lord of the dwarfs out of Ymir’s blood, and his swarthy limbs.” They were creating a race of living beings called dwarves out of Ymir’s rotting corpse. According to myths other than this one, the dwarves were created from maggots that were crawling around Ymir’s flesh. Being maggots, they were made smaller than modern day men and because

We will analyse "The Cronicles of Narnia" to give examples for each stage of Hero's Journey. There are three movies in "The Cronicles of Narnia": "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe", "Prience Caspian" and "The Voyage of The Dawn Treader". There are three different movies but when we analyse them one by one, we will see that there are so many similar points among them. The 12 Stage of The Hero's Journey will show us how their themes are the same. The first movie is "The Cronicles of Narnia: The

Landon... Why would the gods send one of their most strongest creations here when they should've used it in the war. Strange... I don't think the Fafnir should tackle someting of this magnitude just yet, or should he? It'll be a gamble. Ladon is a something that should not be trifled with simply just because it is a serpent. Even I might have difficulty trying to kill it. A sword drenched in Soliferruns blood. It might just work. "Very well I'll do it." Gathar stands. "Please follow me. I shall

Chuck Norris, a famous American artist, actor, film producer, and screenwriter has found “that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish” (Chuck Norris Quotes). This quote relates to the two poems, The Odyssey and “The Journey”, which discuss the difficulties of achieving a goal. In both poems, the main characters are faced with many obstacles

Aragorn, from the Fellowship of the Ring, and Sigurd the Völsung parallel one another. Aragorn is Isildur’s heir and rightful king of Gondor. He takes the sword that has been recast from the remains of Isildur’s sword into battle.“ Seek for the Sword that was broken: In Imladris it dwells; There shall be counsels taken. Stronger than Morgul-spells. There shall be shown a token. That Doom is near at hand, For Isildur's Bane shall waken” (Fellowship of the Ring). Sigurd also inherits his father’s shattered

Gandalf the White and Professor Albus Dumbledore are having a wedding. That’s right. Your two most influential white-bearded men, from two of the largest fandoms in existence tied the knot on Sunday, June 7th 2015 at the Equality House in Topeka, Kansas. The Equality House is a building painted the colors of the gay pride flag and sitting across the street from The Westboro Baptist compound. It is sponsored by non-profit Planting Peace. A potential marriage between Gandalf and Dumbledore started

The Hobbit Implies that Gandalf is not only a mentor, but also a god like figure. He supports this claim by illustrating Gandalf as a wizard who aids people with their quests, then as a teacher who helps the hero grow and change as a person, and finally defines him as Powerful, intelligent, and good. Tolkien 's purpose is to establish a god like figure and mentor in order to establish a relatable journey that we have all taken, or will take in our everyday lives. Gandalf is introduced in the story

We all have that one person in are life who makes us go beyond are abilities to do certain things. They are kind of like a gandalf in the story gandalf helped the hobbits do things that they weren’t use to. Such as going on a big adventure. It’s always good to have that kind of person in our life’s. You never really realize you’re full potential until You meet someone who helps you reach it. You always want this kind of people in your life. Without them you will never really know your full Potential

Arwen, thus, serves as a sort of image herself, the exact opposite of Sauron: the opposition to ring, the image of faith and goodness. All through The Lord of the Rings, water symbolizes as a lifesaving power for the good creatures of Middle-earth. Gandalf and Aragorn are spared from death after long falls when they arrive in waterways. At the point when Arwen races to Rivendell

Gandalf is a wizard who seeks out and acts like a fatherly figure to Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo is half Baggins and half Took, but his Baggins side does not like new things while his Took side is very adventurous. The relationship between Bilbo and Gandalf is unique because Gandalf can act as a fatherly figure when with Bilbo, support Bilbo’s growth while away from him, and believe in him. Gandalf shows what it is like to have someone care for you and wants you to never

In the story The Hobbit there are many different characters like Bilbo Baggins, and Gandalf The Great. There are many characters, the author portrays each of them differently through dialogue. One characters Thoren ii Oakenshield, son of the Thrain son of Thoror. He has many scenes when he is a good and wise leader, and others when he is a foolish and selfish leader. He is selfish with money and wealth when he tries to find the Arkenstone. The author portraits selfishness through dialogue