Title: The HobbitAuthor: J.R.R. TolkienSetting: The setting of the story
takes place in the lands of Wilderland. It is through Wilderland that the
hobbit and the dwarves travel to retrieve their lost treasure. As they move
on through Wilderland, they encounter different people and different
problems, making it more of an adventure.Characters:protagonists:Bilbo
Baggins- he is the main character of story. The tiny hobbit is convinced
by the great wizard Gandalf to undertake a long journey with thirteen
dwarves to help them retrieve their lost treasure. Bilbo, at first, seems to
be of no use to the dwarfs, almost getting them killed by the giant trolls.
Eventually he shows his value to dwarves by saving them numerous
times from death and imprisonment. Thorin- He is the most important
dwarf. His father was the king under the mountain of Lonely Mountain.
After the fall of his kingdom, the treasure that belonged to his father was
lost to the evil dragon Smaug. He leads the other twelve dwarfs in hopes
of regaining the treasure and his kingdom.Gandalf- He is the great wizard
who helped organize the adventure. At first he travels with the dwarves
and thehobbit but leaves them because he has other business to attend
to. Beorn- is a large man who can change shapes into other animals. He
lives by himself in large house with animals who he can speak to. He
helps the dwarves and thehobbit after they have escaped from the
goblins. He later joins them in the Battle of the Five Armies to help defeat
the goblins and and the wargs.Bard- He is the man who slays Smaug and
becomes the new master of the town where the men dwell on Long
Lake.antagonists:the trolls (Bert, Tom, Bill)- they capture the dwarves and
Bilbo with the intention of eating them. They are saved when Gandalf
creates confusion between them (the trolls) allowing the adventurers to
escape.Goblins- they also capture the adventurers but not before Thorin
could kill the Great Goblin and then escape. This caused them to pursue
the group and their anger towards them led to the cause the Battle of the
Five Armies.Smaug- He is the evil dragon who takes over Lonely
Mountain and all its gold within it. He is stirred from his sleep by Bilbo
and while trying to destroy the town on the river, he is killed by
Bard.Exposition: The general situation is revealed by the narrator who
tells the story in the third person. The narrator makes direct comments
usually explaining parts of the story that won't be made clear until later in
the novel. Maps show the lands in which the group of adventurers is
traveling.Type of Conflict: there is a person vs. person conflict between
the dwarves and Bilbo at the beginning of the story. It is gradually
resolved after Bilbo proves his usefulness to them. There is also a
person vs. person struggle between the adventurers and just about
everyone else they encounter in their travels (trolls, goblins, spiders, and
Smaug), including some who would later become their allies (wood elves,
and the men).Inciting Incident: This occurs after Gandalf introduces the
thirteen dwarves to Bilbo. He convinces Bilbo to undertake a journey with
them knowing that Bilbo will be of much use to them later on in their
travels.Turning Point: After Bilbo escaped from Gollum and the Goblins,
the dwarves had new found respect in Bilbo. They began to listen to his
suggestions and follow his actions. Their respect in him helped Bilbo find
worth in himself.Climax: The climax of the novel comes at the Battle of
the Five Armies. Here the dwarves, wood elves,and men join in fighting
against the goblins and their allies. Resolution:occurs after Thorin dies
and and his cousin Dain is crowned king. All the goblins of the land have
mostly vanished and each of the separate groups live in peace and
unity.Plot Summary: After the inciting incident, the group comes upon
three trolls who capture them but are later turned to stone when Gandalf
confuses them, causing them to stay outside when the sun comes up,
turning them into stone. After seeking refuge in a cave, they are captured
by the goblins but escape after some of the goblins are killed including
the Great Goblin. While fleeing the goblin tunnels, Bilbo is left behind
and he meets up with Gollum. This is where he finds the magic ring and
uses it to escape the Goblin tunnels and Gollum himself. That incident
resulted in the turning point of the novel. The goblins quickly tracked
down the travelers and almost killed them but the eagles had came to
their rescue carrying them far from the goblins. They sought refuge in the
house of Beorn where they rested and then replenished their supplies.
While traveling the group was captured by the giant spiders. Bilbo used
his ring to help his friends escape but not before Thorin was captured by
the wood elves. Later the rest of the group (except for Bilbo) was also
captured by the wood elves. He once again used his magic ring to free all
the dwarves and devised a plan to help them escape. Each of the
travelers were fitted into a barrel (except for Bilbo) a floated down the
river. There the group was nursed back to health by the lake men and
began the trip to Lonely Mountain to reclaim the kingdom and the
treasure. After they reached there they encountered Smaug. He would
be later slain by Bard when he tried to destroy the town. News of the
treasure reached far and wide and the wood elves and the men went to
try to claim it. This led to a conflict which almost led to battle. Before the
dwarves and the wood elves and men could fight though, the goblins,
wargs, and wolves attacked them. The next incident is the climax which
is followed by the resolution. Bilbo returns home to his hobbit hole after
more than a year of traveling and adventure.Reaction: I thought that the
novel was one of the best novels I've ever read. It was suspenseful yet
entertaining. I would definitely recommend this book to others. The
combination of magic, personal triumph, and adventure made it great to
read.
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