The Hobbit

By John Baker

October 12, 2009



The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, is a great story that is a lot of fun to read. My favorite part is on page 30. It is my favorite part because it is just so funny.

“If you have seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realize that this was only

Poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even Old Took’s great-granduncle

Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged

The ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and

Knocked their king Golfimbul’s head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a

Hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit hole, and in this way the

Battle was won and the game of Golf invented at the same moment.”



My favorite characters are all of them but especially Balin and Fili and Kili. I like Balin because he’s cool. I like Fili and Kili because they died defending Thorin with only a shield in the battle of Five Armies. I admire their courage.



At the beginning of the book Tolkien says about Bilbo, “He may have lost his neighbor’s respect, but he gained--well you will see whether he gained anything in the end” (p.16).

I think Bilbo gained a lot. He got a lot of gold. He grew in courage and he learned from his experiences. When they made bad choices there were consequences. They learned to make better choices because of their experiences. Tolkien says at the end that Bilbo lost his neighbor’s respect, but that’s okay. Bilbo didn’t mind anyway.