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Verisimilitude Illusion of depth, as if there is history Accomplished best through hints of legend and myth Same world as ours This is a new version of history explaining various thingsTRANSCRIPT
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HomeThe Hobbit (Pages 1-30)
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Note on the NotePublication dates of first
and second editions straddle WWII.
Focus shifted onto the Ring as corrupting influence of power.
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VerisimilitudeIllusion of depth, as if there is historyAccomplished best through hints of legend
and mythSame world as oursThis is a new version of history explaining
various things
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PhilologyLove of languageSpecificity adds to
sense of realityAlways focus on
spelling and the like as windows to meaning
Dwarves connected to Aule, god of making
Born of disobedienceLeads to love of
material objects
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Exposition and CharacterizationExposition- Beginning of
story when authors give background information about characters and setting
Characterization- Revealing of characters’ personalities
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Mood, Tone, and DictionAuthors use
diction (word choice) to set a tone and establish a mood among the audience
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For your considerationBased only on the first page of text, how does
Tolkien communicate information concerning the physical characteristics and personality traits of most hobbits?
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ForeshadowingTolkien tells readers that this will be a tale of growth for Bilbo (bildungsroman)
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ImageryImagery is language that
helps readers form a picture in their minds
Tolkien uses it in his establishment of setting and in his initial characterization of Bilbo
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The Past and the PresentBloodlines of characters play a big role in
determining their actionsTolkien has Bilbo with conflicting bloodlines
with respect to adventurousness
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Nature and HobbitsTolkien carefully
associates hobbits with many aspects of the natural world
Assists in his characterization
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For your considerationWhy might Tolkien focus so much on
associating hobbits with nature?How does this end up revealing his tone
toward hobbits?What do we know about Tolkien that leads us
to believe these things?
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Gandalf!Tolkien’s use of
exclamatory and short sentence translates excitement about Gandalf.
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Characterization TechMotifs- Repeated symbols in literature
Example: Gandalf as old man with staffJuxtaposition- Side-by-side contrast, revealing more info
Example: Different takes on, “Good morning.”Stereotype- Specific assumption based on general idea
Example: Bilbo saying they might be more interested in adventures “over The Hill or across The Water.”
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NamesFor Tolkien, names are keys to characters’
essences and always have meaningExample: Gandalf’s explanation of his nameExample: Bilbo = Rapier = SwordExample: Smaug = Smog = Smoke = Industry =
Destruction = Evil
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For your considerationWhy does Bilbo seem to have contradictory
ideas about adventures?
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RhetoricRhetoric- Methods
of argumentationEthos- Appeal to
characterPathos- Appeal to
emotionLogos- Appeal to
logic
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Here we are now; entertain usTolkien varies his approach in terms of language
to keep the story entertainingOnomatopoeia- Words that represent soundsAlliteration- String of words with the same
beginning soundsRhyme- String of words with the same ending
sounds
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For your considerationWhat is the purpose of the poetic break for song
when the dwarves begin to eat with Bilbo?How about the break when they sing about their
journey?How does figurative language play a part in
helping readers understand the importance of certain aspects of the text?
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Light vs. DarkTolkien and other
authors rely on light as a motif of good and darkness as a motif of evil.
When Bilbo feels threatened, he wants a lamp.
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SlapstickSlapstick- Physical
and silly comedyTolkien and others
use this for characterization and to lighten the mood
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For your considerationHow would you describe the diction styles of
Tolkien (the narrator), Thorin, Gandalf, and Bilbo?
What do you think Tolkien is trying to communicate with these contrasts?
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Expectations vs. RealityImportant theme for
Tolkien is that people’s expectations often do not match what actually occurs
Especially important in Bilbo’s growth as a character
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ThemesMoney and greed→
Poor consequencesFriendship and
generosity→ Good consequences
The past cannot be recovered
Those who cannot let it go are doomed to suffer
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Creation vs. DestructionGood has the ability
to createExample: Dwarves
Evil only has the ability/desire to destroy
Example: Smaug
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Luck, Fate, and ChoiceMany characters will often ascribe certain
results to luck or choiceFate is the hidden hand that is moving things
alongExample: Thorin’s escape from Smaug
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For your considerationWhy does it make sense that Tolkien might
believe fate is moving people along in a particular, mostly positive, direction?
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MalapropismMalapropism- Play on
words that results from words becoming jumbled in readers’/speakers’ minds
Example: Hear, hear→ Hear what?
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POV / Perspective ShiftPoint of view /
perspective- Place of narrator in story
Tolkien shifts to second person to talk directly to readers
Characters shift perspectives for various purposes, as well
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StyleAn author’s style is what makes them uniqueThis comes from their choice of words and
topicsSome authors’ styles are more unique than
others’