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| Bilbo writing There and Back Again in Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring; note subtitle "A Hobbit's Tale" (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Yes, I know I've fallen behind, so you can expect to see several entries in the near future. I've been working on my literature review, mainly focussing on hero archetypes, and I think I've reached the point where it's not going to get any better. Therefore, I'm moving on to the research paper itself, and I just got some more ideas by watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey yesterday. There's an interesting contrast between its overall story and that of The Fellowship of the Ring when it comes to the makeup of the band of questers in each. The guys in The Hobbit are NOT all heroes, unlike the fellowship members.
Once I noticed that, I started having some self-discussion (am I inventing that term?) about what the difference means, which led me to some other thoughts about what exactly makes the FOTR guys heroes that The Hobbit's characters lack. And I'll talk about that next time.
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