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The Hobbit Themes

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Intro
‘The Hobbit’ written by J.R.R Tolkien and published in is a book filled to the brim with action, adventure and peril beyond belief. This book is set before with the now critically acclaimed ‘Lord of the Ring’ book series and franchise, and is a must read for any person, young or old. This highly popular fantasy book is one of the most sold novels of all time and is a staple in anyone's collection.

Plot
This story is written quite formally and very few colloquialisms are used except during dialogues or discussions about certain entities in the universe. The story sometimes goes off to different characters' stories but it all rejoins to the one common thread of the main journey. This separation of characters also helps the reader better understand the characters as they change as the story progresses.

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In fact, the new words created in this book have had a lasting event in the book world and many other authors now use the same words in their writing as this vocabulary has now become so widely used.

Themes
This book has many themes including that of greed and responsibility. Greed can be seen in both Bilbo and the Dwarven King and responsibility is a large burden that they all hold. This theme is very well implemented and although, they do sometimes seem forceful in its implementation. Though this is forgivable as this is a very old novel and nearly everything during that time period was very morale heaviest.

The theme of feeling homesick is also very prevalent in the novel and its presence can be felt in many parts of the novel. Seen in both Bilbo wanting to go back home and the Dwarves wanting to retake their mountain the story definitely makes an effort to make this important. Furthermore, this theme is very well fleshed out and you feel as if you to feel this emotion.

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