The Hobbit Review: Character Development


                                                   NOTE: This will contain small spoilers

 John Ronald Rueul Tolkien was an English writer, poet, philologist, and  was best known for writing some of the most respected fantasy works of literature, The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings Trilogy. 

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3rd, 1892 in South Africa. He served for the British army in World War 1 as a temporary lieutenant. He later left the army and became a philologist and contributed to the OED. During his time in Pembroke college, he wrote The Hobbit and part of the Lord of the Rings. In World War 2, he was a codebreaker. He later finished the LOTR trilogy after. 

Today, I will be talking about The Hobbit, which focuses on a group of people traveling across wilderness in order to retrieve their rightful kingdom that was stolen and controlled by an evil dragon. One of the main characters, Bilbo, goes through character development. Before the adventure proposed by Gandalf, he refuses to accept it. This scene shows that Bilbo would much rather live in the comfort of his home rather than traveling through the wilderness. However, throughout his adventure, he is challenged by unknown threats and dangers. As Bilbo starts showing signs of courage and valor, the group starts to rely on Bilbo more and more throughout the adventure. His bravery and fearlessness leads the group to the ultimate goal; reclaiming their old kingdom. One of the main themes proposed in this novel is that becoming a hero requires courage, valor, fearlessness, bravery, and determination. 

Even though the book has character development on Bilbo, there are other characters where the reader does not get much detail, specifically the 13 dwarves. Even with the multiple characters in the book, only a couple go through character development. Compared to the LOTR trilogy, the Hobbit contains very little detail on the characters. 

Even though I am not a big fan of fantasy as of right now, I would recommend this book to people who find entertainment in adventure and character development. I would rate this book 9/10. I took 1 point off because even though the author provides a lot of detail on one character, the other characters do not get much attention. Thank you for reading!

  • Harsh

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  1. NateOctober 15, 2020 at 9:17 PM

    I read The Hobbit as well last year. Although I can remember too much of the details, the character development of Bilbo led me to like him more as the main character as the book developed. I recommend the book too, it was a enjoyable read and I would have to agree with your rating as well.

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