Summary:
In The Hobbit, Tolkien led us all on a 100-mile journey through forests, mountains, caves with spiders, wars and back home again. "The Hobbit" is probably on of the most exciting and energetic books of its kind.
The Hobbit
By Sara Stambaugh
As I read through this book I discovered that this story has many tones about it. This book is filled with many adventures, places, and incidents. This story has many meaning when you read through it.
When you begin this book, the tone is a lighthearted and fun-filled. Bilbo Baggins, has a positive outlook on life, but never wants to leave his little village of dwarfs. But plans change; when Gandalf arrives at Bilbo's door, Gandalf asks Bilbo if he would like to attend an adventure with him, and Bilbo quickly excuses himself from the conversation. Bilbo invites Gandalf over for tea one day.
When Gandalf is suppose to be over for tea, many other Dwarfs show up, uninvited, but Bilbo never turned them away so he invited them all in to have some tea and cake. At this point Bilbo is annoyed with all of the Dwarfs in his house eating all of his food and tea. Having an unexpected party, that is where the adventure begins.
Gandalf hurries Bilbo off to the Green Dragon Inn, where all of the other dwarfs are awaiting the journey. Bilbo is skeptical of going on this adventure, but overcomes this "fear." The ring brings Bilbo to his senses about the adventure, and he learns that the Dwarfs are there to guide him through this.
Bilbo came upon a creature named Gollum. Gollum also sets the tone on negativity. Gollum is a two faced cheater/liar. He is a confused little creature. Once Bilbo met Gollum, he became a "downer" and he made Bilbo think negative and start to regret going on this trip.
The tone has now been set; from happy to very upset. Look how fast it has changed. Chapters 1 and 2 were happy, 3 to 17 were the "very upset" tone, but again the tone changes one last time back to the "happy" tone we once saw.
Once Bilbo knew he was going to make it back home, he seemed to be ok with the fact. When the journey was about to come to an end, Bilbo rediscovered the "happy" tone and started to look forward into the future instead of being propped on a sad moment.
When the two came to the town where they had set out from, their ponies were tired and they were also in need of rest. They rode down the steep path and they heard their elf friends singing, and the elves came out of the valley and greeted them and lead them across the water to the house of Eldrond. They were so happy to be back in the safe, warm environment that they had missed for oh so long.
The happy and sad tones are what make a great story the way it is. I believe that J.R.R. Tolkien was trying to get the point across that every adventure comes to a happier end. Tolkien led us all on a 100-mile journey through forests, mountains, caves with spiders, wars and back home again. "The hobbit" is probably on of the most exciting and energetic books I have ever read. The tones are very easy to pick out. Happy and sad are the two easiest tones see.
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