Abstract
This paper aims to investigate and analyze proverbs and proverbial
expressions which are socially acceptable, used by J. R. R. Tolkien, in his novel
"The Hobbit", according to Halliday's transitivity theory. It shows how they
were woven within the events of novel to achieve his persuasive strategies. Plus,
it presents the way that the novelist successfully used to persuade children and
make them comprehend and understand them. The study results reveal that the
frequency of different processes varies in different rates. In addition, he uses the
relational process, which occupies the first place among the others, to create the
positive image in the children's mind.
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