The Hobbit
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The Hobbit
The book I did my book report on was The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien wrote it. I thought that the novel was one of the best novels I have read.
Bilbo Baggins is the main character. He is a hobbit. Thorin is the most important dwarf. His father was the king of Lonely Mountain. Gandalf is the great wizard who helped organize the adventure. Beorn is a large man who can change shapes into other
animals. Bard is the man who slays Smaug and becomes the new master of the town where the men dwell on Long Lake.
The setting of the story takes place in the lands of Wilderland. It is through Wilderland that the hobbit and the dwarves travel to retrieve their lost treasure. As they move on through Wilderland, they encounter different people and different problems, making it more of an adventure.
Gandalf introduces the thirteen dwarves to Bilbo. He convinces Bilbo to undertake a journey with them knowing that Bilbo will be of much use to them later on in their travels. After Bilbo escaped from Gollum and the Goblins, the dwarves had newfound respect in Bilbo. They began to listen to his suggestions and follow his actions. Their respect in him helped Bilbo find worth in himself.
The dwarves, wood elves, and men join in fighting against the goblins and their allies. After Thorin dies and his cousin Dain is crowned king. All the goblins of the land have mostly vanished and each of the separate groups live in peace and unity.
After the inciting incident, the group comes upon three trolls, who capture them but are later turned to stone when Gandalf confuses them, causing them to stay outside when the sun comes up, turning them into stone. After seeking refuge in a cave, they are captured by the goblins but escape after some of the goblins are killed including the Great Goblin. While fleeing the goblin tunnels, Bilbo is left behind and he meets up with Gollum. This is where he finds the magic ring and uses it to escape the Goblin tunnels and Gollum himself.
The goblins quickly tracked down the travelers and almost killed them but the eagles had come to their rescue carrying them far from the goblins. They sought refuge in the house of Beorn where they rested and then replenished their supplies. While traveling the group was captured by the giant spiders. Bilbo used his ring to help his friends