Book Report 1: The Hobbit

The book I chose to read is known as The Hobbit. It is a well known classic and was the first book written before the entire Lord of the Ring series which is why it interested me, also because I am interested in fantasy novels. The Hobbit is the first book that many people think of when it comes to goblins, dwarves, and elves and it was a must read.
The Hobbit is about a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, and his journey from a quiet sheltered home to a life of adventure. The plot begins with Bilbo being tricked into volunteering to join an adventurous band of dwarves who wish to get back their faraway home from an evil dragon, Smaug. The Dwarves know of an ancient treasure guarded by the dragon, and they offer Bilbo a generous portion of it if he manages to make himself useful on the journey. While at first Bilbo is reluctant to leave his sheltered life, much of the story revolves around him learning to embrace the life he has and takes to the life of adventure. Their Journey takes them through forests filled with both monsters and elves, caves filled with goblins and trolls, and eventually to the Ancient home of the dwarves known as The Lonely Mountain. During this journey, Bilbo progressively proves himself to the dwarves, and the band eventually becomes very close. While lost in a dark cave, he comes across a ring with the power to make him invisible. The ring then becomes his secret weapon, and makes him very useful to the group. They also make many strange friends along the way. Afterwards they stop for supplies from a nearby town before facing Smaug, and then camp in a secret entrance to the Mountain. As they sit around and try to find a way to kill Smaug, they wake him up. Knowing the dwarves are there to kill him, Smaug goes crazy and starts attacking anyone in sight. He nearly destroys the nearby village and is eventually killed by a human, whose home was destroyed. With Smaug dead, the Dwarves settle in the mountain and send word to their families. Many dwarves answer the call and come to help rebuild their homes. However, the elves and humans who were attacked by Smaug surround the Lonely Mountain and the Dwarves because they want to be repaid for killing the dragon and taking so much damage. As things get worse, Bilbo desperately tries to save the people from even more innocent killings. Just before war breaks out Gandalf appears and spots the Goblins downhill on the Lonely Mountain. At first everything seemed hopeless, but when the armies of the Dwarves, Elves and Men finally united, they managed to force the Goblins back. Everyone who survived then returns home to rebuild and live happily ever after, including Bilbo.
The main character in the book was Bilbo Baggins who is a hobbit. In the beginning of the book he is quite the gentleman and as the book progresses, he also becomes clever, wise, and adventurous. Smaug is the evil dragon who scared away the dwarves from their homes. Thorin is the leader of the Dwarves and his grandfather was killed by Smaug the dragon when he took over the mountain. Gandalf, who is my favorite character, is the kind and wise wizard.
As for the significance of the book, in my opinion The Hobbit is a classic. Even though it is quite old, I’ve always wanted to read it after seeing all of the Lord of the Ring movies, which the author wrote the books for too. I’ve also always had a vivid imagination and adventurous, fantasy, horror, and romance novels are my favorite. Not only that, but they are the ones I can never put down.