The Hobbit is a traditional adventure story, with dragons, orcs, caves, treasure, and anything else you might expect in a classic hero saves the country scenario. But J. R. R. Tolkien does it like nobody else, creating an entire world just to put his children to sleep, as a bedtime story. But it doesn't only enchant children, it has captivated millions who read it before his acclaimed series, The Lord of the Rings, but it hasn't captured me. I was never truly drawn into the book. I read it when I was younger, and understood the plot, but it never inspired me or sent me running for the next book (The Fellowship of the Ring).I hope that if I read it again, then I might have a better reaction, because it seems like a book that will never become old, an excellent reread.
The Hobbit is set in a world where Bilbo Baggins, a lovable hobbit with big hairy feet, just wishes to be left alone in peace, until the wizard Gandalf comes to his doorstep accompinied by a merry group of homeless dwarfs. He must then fight orcs, wolves, spiders, and other fearsome creatures of the night, until his epic clash with the dragon Smaug at the end of the novel. It introduces Golem that appeares in The Lord of the Rings.
Overall, The Hobbit is an exciting tale, filled with action and adventure, sure to excite young children all over the world; too bad i'm not a small child.
No comments:
Post a Comment