Essays on The Hobbit

Over the years, the name of J. R. R. Tolkien has all but become a household word, thanks to the movie industry.  But like most amazing stories, this adventure began with pen and paper.  Tolkien, a British-born author, began his work on the “Middle-Earth” series during the 1920s.  Tolkien and C. S. Lewis’ works (The Chronicles of Narnia) carry a similar flavor, reflecting the influence each had on the other.  This stands as evidence of the close friendship between these two genuinely classic authors.

In the Hobbit, a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is chosen by a wizard named Gandolf to become a burglar and to take back the treasure belonging to thirteen dwarves.  Bilbo doesn’t want to go but Gandolf talks him into it and they set out on the adventure.  Soon afterward, three trolls capture all of them except for Gandolf, who tricks the trolls into being outside as the sun rises where they turn into stone and the group escapes.

The group continues onto Rivendell the elfish stronghold where they take advice from the great elf.  Later they take refuge in a cavern where a group of goblins take them prisoner.  Gandolf helps the dwarves out of the cavern but Bilbo is accidently left.  While trying to find a way out, Bilbo finds a ring, then meets a whining creature named Gollum that lives in the caverns.  He wants to eat Bilbo but they have a contest and Bilbo wins.  Gollum goes for his ring only to find that he lost it. The ring is the same one that Bilbo found and he manages to escape and be reunited with his group.  Evil wolves know as Wargs begin chasing them and the party has to escape with the help of eagles.

Making their way through the forests, they are first captures by giant spiders, then by wood elves that live near the edge of the forest.  Both times Bilbo uses the ring to help the party escape and they make their way to Lake Town.  From Lake Town their destination can be seen:  the mountain where the thieving dragon lives.

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