1) title: The Hobbit
2) author: J.R.R Tolkien
3) the reason I choose it: One reason is that I like fantasy story, especially I am interested in English fantasy story because I went there this summer. Another reason is I like the Lord of the Ring which is the story after the Hobbit.
4) summary: The hero is Bilbo Baggins. He is a Hobbit, the half height of human. It is written about Bilbo’s growth to hero through the adventure. He goes journey with Gandalf, a wizard, and thirteen dwarves to slayer the dragon and get back the dwarves’ treasure. The party goes through the trolls, the goblins, the wolves and the dragon. They fight against with the elf and human due to the treasure but finally they can achieve their purpose. It is the story before the Lord of the Ring.
5) reaction: Bilbo was not suitable for the hero at first, but as he went through the adventure, he got tougher and more courageous. It looks like a shorten story of human. There are many difficulties, and sometimes you can’t get over and someone help you, however you can overcome in the end. Also, I think it includes a problem of race and stereotypes. It is branded that the all of the elf is honest and thoughtful, the all of the dwarf is sometimes greedy but friends of human, however the all of the goblin is ugly, malicious and worthless to be friend. I suppose that there are good goblins and that a few elf do bad thing. The meaning of race is different in some ways, in this book the human and the dwarf is different genetically, but it is the same fact that the race is combined with the stereotype.
Nice book reaction, Moemi! Well-written and insightful. As you wrote, we can see how an ordinary person like Bilbo Baggins grows into a stronger character through trials and tribulations. As a LOTR fan, I am glad you read and enjoyed this!
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