This fantasy favourite of children and adolescents has neither children, nor women as main characters. Nevertheless, William Green's discussion reveals the sexual symbolism and gender relations in the story of Bilbo Baggins, the homebody hobbit who goes adventuring in spite of...
Series Editor: Robert Lecker, McGill University.Written in an easy-to-read, accessible style by teachers with years of classroom experience, MASTERWORK STUDIES are guides to the literary works most frequently studied in high school. Presenting ideas that spark imaginations,...