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The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien Focus Assignment Plot 

The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien is a very interesting fantasy novel which takes place in an alternate world called Middle-Earth. The story is supposed to be set in olden times before machines were made, and archers and armoured swordsmen were used in battle. The author is the one telling the story, he is omniscient and knows everything about the world and characters. He tells us, with great description, about the world and the characters. The main character in the novel is a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He lives in a place called The Shire, which is where nearly all hobbits live, and likes small things in life like eating and clean houses. One day he is visited by a wizard named Gandalf, and is chosen to go on a quest with Gandalf and a group of Dwarves. He very reluctantly goes and travels to slay the great dragon Smaug, take his treasure (some of which should have been inherited by one of the dwarves), and re-colonize the lair of Smaug (which used to be a Dwarvin colony). Along the way a great deal of things happen, including conflict with goblins, giant spiders, elves, and wolves, and discovering the magical ring of power which can turn the wearer invisible. The title basically centres around The Hobbit (Bilbo) and immediately tells us the base of the story (the hobbit) and interpretively that the whole novel may be about the exploits of this hobbit. The climax of the story happens near the end after all rising action events have taken place and many different forces have been established. It is titled “The Battle of Five Armies”, and it is between the Dwarves, Men, Elves, and Eagles, all on one side, and the Goblins and Wargs (wolves). The resolution is quite simple, the good side defeats the bad side with many casualties including Thorin Oakenshield, who is one of the main characters in the story. The plot is resolved with Bilbo getting a small share of the treasure(two treasure chests full) and he and Gandalf returning home on a different route to the one they followed during the journey, all is well in Middle-Earth. I liked this book quite a lot, I think that is because I already liked the Lord of the Ring series and The Hobbit is a prequel to it. Overall, I think The Hobbit deserves to have been popular this long if not simply because it is so well written with amazing plot development and great creativity in its own world.