Parallelism in The Hobbit

So I just came back from the midnight premiere of The Hobbit and it’s currently four in the morning. Let me just say, it was so freaking amazing and lived up to my expectations. Yet, the events were predictable. Not in a boring way, more like parallelism at its greatest. Obviously, it was similar to The Lord of the Rings, considering it was the prerequisite to the trilogy. The stereotypical characters, the reason for the quest, the quest itself, and certain events are all correspondents to the first Lord of the Rings epic: The Fellowship of the Ring. For example, the main character is a hobbit: Lord of the Rings= Frodo, Hobbit= Bilbo. There is a king that accompanies the quest, who is on a search to save their ruined city: Lord of the Rings= Aragorn, Hobbit= Thorin. Kili and Fili in The Hobbit resemble Pippin and Meriadoc in LOTR because both sets of people are brothers that also attend the journey. In a closer depth of Kili, he is equivalent to Legolas in LOTR because they are the only bow and arrow shooters in the company of men. There are also the evil enemies that have great revenge planned for the company: LOTR’s enemy is Sauron, The Hobbit’s enemy is Bolg. Then there are the same exact people in both epics that appear including: Gollum, Saruman, Elrond (Lord of Riverdale), and Gandalf (duh). The reason for the quest in both epics is to solve a conflict. In The Hobbit, it is to restore the dwarf’s homeland; in the LOTR it is to destroy the ring that is found within The Hobbit movie. In the quest itself, both involve the same amount of men in the company (14), both involve the great Wizard named Gandalf, and the framing of the movie is setup in similar ways because they both start and end with the Book of Adventures that Bilbo Baggins writes. In both movies, Gandalf always comes to the rescue and saves the company by doing some wizard awesomeness. For example, in The Hobbit when the company of men are about to be eaten by the trolls, then the goblins, and then the Orcs, Gandalf magically reappears! (Do you see the pattern?) Similar happenings occur in LOTR also. Another important event is when the main hobbit character saves the king from an enemy. In LOTR, Frodo puts up a fight when Aragorn is about to die. In The Hobbit, Bilbo saves Thorin from one of the antagonist’s murdering schemes. Both hobbits end up becoming more beloved by the kings after their heroism. If the reader knows anything about these J. R. R. Tolkien’s books, they know that Bilbo is Frodo’s uncle and reside in the Baggins family. So the parallelism represents how Frodo basically follows Bilbo’s footsteps when they each go on a dangerous quest with a group of strange men and face specific dilemmas on their journey. In a way, The Hobbit almost foreshadows all the events that happen in LOTR. Either way, both epics are amazing thus far and I will forever be obsessed with the trilogies. LONG LIVE THE HOBBITS.

A Role Model for Young Girls

In Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the narrator goes on a journey to find her purpose in life in the early nineteenth century. Yet, she’s expecting both love and integrity to not collide against each other during the events. For example, Jane finds emotional substance and love when meeting Mr. Rochester. But right before the marriage ceremony, Jane discovers that Mr. Rochester is still married to his lunatic wife. Even though the wife is certifiably insane, Jane refuses to still marry Mr. Rochester because it would be a disgrace to her. To marry someone who still has a wife, Jane would consider herself a mistress and wouldn’t be able to be happy with a clouded conscious. A year down the road, Jane is offered a marriage proposal by her cousin, St. John Rivers. During this time, Jane is teaching children of the poor and doing God’s substantial work. Yet, she does not love this man and will therefore, not marry him. As one can notice, Jane finds love, but not integrity; Jane finds integrity, but not love. Obviously, she has high standards and intends on sticking to them. This is a very noble aspect in her personality that I greatly admire. In modern times, girls no longer have respect for themselves. On a daily basis, one often hears the scandalous happenings to either someone they know, a famous person, or television events. Often, it’s disgusting events such as having sex with strangers, being arrested for illegal substances, filling out welfare paper work, etc. Unlike Jane Eyre, they do not fight for a healthy job or for true love. They want the easy way out for everything without integrity or emotional attachments. What will become of them? Nothing of importance; just a long list of psychological problems, minimum wage jobs, and death. This is why I personally think that Jane Eyre should be a required reading in schools across the country with an in-depth teaching of Jane’s integrity and how to settle down with only one person: your true love. In this way, maybe young girls will learn how to keep their standards high and only to choose healthy options in life. Jane Eyre is a role model for many young people in the modern world.