1. The hobbit: attitudes, values and beliefs
Year 10 English, Livingstone Christian College

2. Attitudes, Values and Beliefs
What’s the difference?
Attitude = a way of thinking or feeling about something
Value = Principle or standard of behaviour, what is considered important
Belief = an opinion or conviction held by an individual or group

3. Attitudes, Values and Beliefs
What’s one attitude you have? Why?
One value you consider important? Why?
One thing you believe in and why

4. An example Think about a movie, book or other story that you know well
What do you think the main attitudes, morals and values were in this story?
Attitudes:
Values
Beliefs:

5. Examples in Writing Authors insert much of themselves into their work
Real life events that inspire
More commonly though it is…
Their attitudes towards certain topics
What they value
What they believe in

6. Examples in Writing Look at the quote in the picture
What do you think this quote exposes about JRR Tolkien’s
Attitudes?
Values?
Beliefs?

7. Examples in The Hobbit (Bilbo)
Look at the quote in the picture
What do you think this quote exposes about Bilbo’s…
Attitudes?
Values?
Beliefs?

8. Examples in The Hobbit Look at the quote in the picture
What do you think this quote exposes about Thorin’s…
Attitudes?
Values?
Beliefs?

9. Examples in The Hobbit Look at the quote in the picture
What do you think this quote exposes about Gandalf’s…
Attitudes?
Values?
Beliefs?

10. Your task for this week…
Think about The Hobbit, now that you have completed reading it
Consider the values, attitudes and beliefs that the author has placed in the book
Answers any two of the questions here in your post
Does ‘The Hobbit’ reflect Christian beliefs and values? Can you find evidence within the novel that suggests Tolkien was a person of faith?
What lessons can we learn from Bilbo’s adventure? Is he a ‘conqueror’ (Zechariah 4:6)?
If you had to explain the message the author is conveying in the book, what would it be?
Do Bilbo’s actions reflect an attitude of service or self sacrifice? Provide examples to prove or disprove this
Does this attitude bring satisfaction and success or failure and loneliness to Bilbo?
What minor characters represent more selfish, self seeking attitudes? What eventually becomes of them? Why might this be?