The Hobbit

The Hobbit
The novel is based in a fantasy world of elves, dwarves and especially Hobbits. What are Hobbits you ask, Tolkien describes as, about half our height, they are cleanly cut and have little to no magic, they are fat in the stomach and wear no shoes because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the colour on their heads and as a matter of fact the main character is one, and his name is Bilbo Baggins. The novel is based around the main character Bilbo setting out on a quest with twelve dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf. The main theme of the novel is the challenges Bilbo and company go through that changes Bilbo’s mindset from being a simple life stay at home Hobbit into becoming a brave and courageous hero.
At the start of the novel Bilbo is a stay at home, who enjoys the simple kind of life Hobbit. He is always in for a good chat and is always happy to have guest over and share tea and cakes. At the beginning of the novel Bilbo’s relationships with the dwarves is one of frustration and confusion due him not knowing that they would be coming over to his cozy hobbit hole for a unexpected party. Bilbo’s relationship with Gandalf is masked in mystery at this part of the novel because Gandalf is this mysterious wizard that no on really knows about.
Tolkien commences the novel using the omniscient third person narrator perspective, giving detailed and descriptive information about Hobbits appearances and Bilbo’s ancestry. Tolkien tends to be comical and humorous in his narrative style. When he refers to Bilbo’s ancestry “Still it is probable that Bilbo, her only son although he looked and behaved exactly like a second addition   of his solid and comfortable father, got something a bit queer in his make-up from the Took side, something that waited for chance to come out”. This establishes with the reader that there is another side of Bilbo Baggins yet to be seen.
A key incident in the novel is when Bilbo fights and kills the...