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Post 4 - The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Why is one drawn to Fantasy Worlds? What properties or qualities do these worlds posses that make them so captivating to one?
Continuous and frequent adventure is one of the properties that Fantasy Worlds posses. In The Hobbit, by JRR Tolkien, Bilbo, the protagonist goes through many adventures. Bilbo’s many adventures include: fighting goblins and evil wolves, traveling through an ever-changing dark forest, fooling giant spiders, and confronting a powerful, infamous dragon named Smaug. An important thing to note is that all of these adventures ensue one after another with little if no breaks or pauses. Bilbo is always described as tired or out of breath as if he “was being slowly suffocated” (141) by all the adventure. Through out all of these adventures, when Bilbo manages to get through them alive, he is “ever cheerful and glad to have survived it” (150).
What makes these properties or qualities so captivating?
The thing that makes constant adventures in a Fantasy World so interesting is the fact that it allows one to experience a grand scenario without having to physically be there. This is exactly the reason stated in post 3. One is able to experience the constant adventure in a Fantasy World without having to literally be the character in the Fantasy World. In addition to that, the thing that makes adventures in a Fantasy World so interesting is the fact that it is continuous and flowing; the adventures follow one after the other in a way that allows no room for one to breath. In other words, the fun keeps going! A Fantasy World journey is so interesting to one, because it allows a reader to experience the thrill of continuous adventures.
What separates a Fantasy World from the real world?
In a Fantasy World, adventures occur at a continuous rate. In the real world there are not many who can experience that luxury. Often times, one finds oneself in a pattern of life caught between work and play. This tension of forces often prevents the continuity of adventures in one’s life. Also this tension of forces may lower the frequency of adventures in one’s life as well.
The continuity of numerous adventures, therefore, is a quality that The Lord of the Rings has that draws one to its Fantasy World.
Continuity and Frequency of Adventures
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Timmy: Each new blog offers a new and great idea as to what makes fantasy so interest and amazing. I think the quote; “was being slowly suffocated” reminds me of someone running. In a way it seems like Bilbo is always “running” throughout the novel. Not necessarily form a being or fear, but always running from one adventure to another. I also like how you weave the idea that the purpose of a fantasy is to serve an as imaginative world for its audience since we live in a reality where such things do not exist.
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