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the hobbit1

the hobbit1 • Bilbo Baggins - a friendly hobbit that lives in Bag End. • Gandalf - a wizard whom Bilbo had met many times before at festivals. • Thorin – a greedy elf that likes lots of treasure. He hires Bilbo as a sort of burglar for the story. In this most appealing book, Bilbo gets caught up in an adventure he never dreamed of, that will later change his life. In the beginning Bilbo Baggins runs into an old acquaintance, Gandalf, a wizard, who he had met many years earlier at festivals, where Gandalf had made fireworks with his magic. Bilbo and Gandalf talked for a while and Bilbo being the kind and polite hobbit he was invited him for tea in his hill the next day. There at about the time Bilbo was expecting Gandalf he heard a knock at the door, but when he opened the door it was in fact not Gandalf but a little dwarf. The dwarf introduced himself to Bilbo as Thorin Oakenshield, son of Throror, son of Thrain. He then let himself in. After that many dwarves followed, actually 9 more had come to the little hobbit's doorstep. Then finally after all the dwarves had made themselves comfortable he heard another tap at the door, and sure enough it was Gandalf, but with 3 other dwarves. That night Gandalf and the dwarves spoke of wondrous tales and of a dragon’s gold that had once belonged to Thorin’s father. They also told of an adventure they were about to embark on, and then turning to Gandalf they asked what of the 13th member of the party? Gandalf spoke up and said, "My, the one I have chosen is the burglar Mr. Baggins." Bilbo did not seem pleased, for he had no need of adventure with his pleasant yet simplistic life. Even though he was secretly intrigued, but more so he was very scared. After a bit of chitchat Bilbo agreed to go and they all went to bed. When morning came Bilbo found no one in his hobbit hole, and it’s needless to say that he was very pleased, yet at the same time also a bit disappointed. He found a note from Gandalf on his Mantle telling him to meet them at the inn. So Bilbo embarked on his journey to the inn as well as his adventure. Many divergences transpired during their trip to the lonely mountain where the dragon lay with the adventurers’ soon to be gold. The journey was no walk in the park. Many fights sprung up, traps triggered, dark forests in need of paths appeared, and having to deal with creatures like trolls, goblins, elves, spiders, and many others. In one such area of a conflict Bilbo finds a magic ring that could turn him to invisible. At that point in the story I stopped reading a started wishing for a magic ring like Bilbo’s. When I resumed they had finally reached the lonely mountain. They had to find a secret door, which led to a secret entrance into the mountain. Because it wouldn't be very wise to enter through the front door of a cave inhabited by a dragon they decided to go “through the back”. When they found the secret entrance, they had to decide who would sneak in there and see if the dragon was there. They all choose poor Bilbo who had already bailed them out of many bad incidences already. When he went in he noticed that the dragon was nowhere in sight, so he did what any “burglar” would have done. He grabbed the biggest gold thing he could find. He then took it back to the overjoyed dwarves, but they forgot one thing. It was that even though the dragon was gone he was not going to stay gone for long. When great dragon came back he noticed that there was something missing from his beautiful treasure. He was very, very, very, etc. angry, and with dragon's keen sense of smell he knew that the thieves were still there. Later that night Bilbo slipped on his ring and snuck down to where the dragon was. He whispered to him and told him who he was approximately. By this the dragon sort of figured out where he had come from. So he went to where the lake men lived to destroy their village. Days past and the party had not heard nor seen the dragon. So again they made Bilbo sneak down to the cave. He inspected the area and did not see the dragon, but he did see something that struck his caught his attention, a very large diamond, and he knew that this must be the "heart of the mountain" that he heard the dwarves speak of so often. He was so amazed by its beauty that he decided to keep it for himself. So he stuck it in his pocket and called for the dwarves. They all came down and were struck with awe at the sight of the treasure, but did not forget about the dragon this time so they armed themselves with weapons and put on armor and got ready for a battle. Meanwhile a very brave man, Bard, who was already on his way to claim his part of the treasure so that he could rebuild his kingdom that had also been taken by the dragon in the past, had killed the dragon. But the party saw them and they had other plans they wanted to keep this treasure for themselves, well all except for Bilbo, who had absolutely no problem with sharing. As time went on the dwarves barricaded themselves in the mountain. Bard had pleaded with the leader of the dwarves many times to just give him a share since he was the one who killed the dragon. Thorin still refused because he had grown extremely greedy and was still upset because he could not find his "heart of the mountain". Meanwhile the word the dragon's death had spread far and wide until it reached the goblins and when they heard of it they headed toward the mountain to claim the treasure. War was time bomb just waiting to explode its contents all over the world. Back at the mountain, Bilbo was growing quite tired of this endless argument between Bard and the dwarves. So that night he snuck out and went to Bard and he told him what was going on and he gave him the 'heart of the mountain" as a bargaining chip to get the leader to give. When Thorin found out what Bard had he was outraged and called Bard a thief and asked how he got it and Bilbo spoke up and told him he gave it to him. The leader called him a traitor and kicked him out. As time went by they all saw the goblins coming their way and they all prepared for battle. The war went on for a long time and they all came out victorious over the goblins. Thorin received a nearly fatal wound and his dying words were an apology to Bilbo and he called him a true friend. Bilbo returned home not quite the same as he was before he had left. Climax: this story has an early climax. I believe that it starts when Bilbo arrives at the inn and the group set off on their amazing journey. Theme: never underestimate your belief in your self. Recommendation: I recommend this book to someone who loves to read and have a lot of free time, either that or someone looking for a great adventure story with a happy ending. Bibliography:

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