Essay Archive - The Hobbit: Differences and Similarities of Their World to Ours
The Hobbit: Differences and Similarities of Their World to Ours
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is set in a fantasy world that has
differences, as well as similarities, to our own world. The author has
created the novel's world, Middle Earth, not only by using imagination, but
by also adding details from the modern world. Realistic elements in the
book enable readers to relate to the setting, yet have the ability to
"imagine" exciting events and organisms not found on Earth.
The majority of differences between Middle Earth and today's world are
found in objects and the actions of characters ....
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