Sword of shannara , the hobbit

Comparing and contrasting the novels The Hobbit and The Sword of Shannara as the reveal the conventions of a middle-earth fantasy novel The two novels The Sword of Shannara and The Hobbit are traditional earth fantasy novels. In both books characters encounter the forces of good and evil. The central heroes travel on great and dangerous paths to experience difficult situations. Magic plays a large role in both novels and saves the characters several times, …

…death about them. Both characters were forced to fight evil, Shea more then the Hobbit but both learned that it is mentality that helps u live through the hard times not physical power. These novels show us that from being simple people anybody could become a hero if they have the strength to handle it. WORK CITED LIST Brooks, Terry. The Sword of Shannara. Random House Inc. Toronto: 1978. Tolkien, JRR. The Hobbit. Harper-Collins Publishers. London: 1993.