The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

In the novel The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins encounters Gandalf, a wizard, and suddenly is on an adventure that takes him all over the land and makes him realize how he is a hero. In the beginning of this novel, Bilbo is a quiet hobbit who lives in his burrow in a comfort zone, but then he meets his friend, Gandalf; and, before he knows it, he is leading a band of dwarves to go steal treasure guarded by the great dragon, Smaug. In my opinion, this book is a book that is a true page turner and worth your time to read. It has a very good plot, good description of the characters and setting, and there is never a dull moment in this book. While reading this novel, I always felt like I was right there with Bilbo Baggins, either when he was battling spiders, wolves, or orcs. A major part of the novel that I found very intriguing is how Bilbo Baggins goes from living in his comfort zone to become an adventure hero and how you see the transformation through out the story. I believe if you compare Bilbo from the beginning of the novel and Bilbo from the end of the novel, you will see major differences how he looks at the world and in life in general. The use of the diverse characters     in this tale is also another reason why it is not only a page turner, but one of the best selling books of its time. With all the literary devices found throughout the story, it makes it have a high rereading value! One example of the literary devices is foreshadowing, when the narrator is telling about Took, Bilbo’s mother, and how she has adventure hero “blood,” Gandalf always tells Bilbo that there is more to him than meets the eye, and when Gollum is introduced into the story, he refers to his “precious.”  The use of symbols is another example of the literary devices that J.R.R. Tolkien uses to make the novel thought-provoking. An example of symbolism is the naming of the swords because it symbolizes how they help out the dwarves as much as another “person.” In my personal opinion, there is not many ways that this book could perfected in any way. There is a perfect balance of dialogue and action that you, the reader, will never lose interest and want to stop reading the novel. Another major part of the novel that is very compelling to me is the point of view from which the narration of the story is told. It is narrated in third person from the opinion of Bilbo, which helps demonstrate the transformation that he undergoes throughout the entire story. In my opinion, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is worth your time to invest and read and if you like to watch the Trilogy, then you will definitely enjoy reading this novel because it explains the first movie completely and it helps give you a better understanding of the first thirty minutes of the first movie, The Fellowship of the Ring.