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In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien depicts good and evil, the development of a hero, and diversity between characters as key elements in a quest novel. ... ” (Tolkien 1) and so starts the epic tale of one small hobbit, named Bilbo who wanted to know nothing but comfort. This, until a band of thirteen rebellious dwarfs led by Thorin and a very wise old wizard named Gandalf intrude upon his comfort and convinced him to embark on a great quest with them to reclaim their rightful treasure from the evil dragon Smaug. ... ” (Tolkien 17). ... Tolkien’s blend of historical English legends with the middle class English of the 1920s and 30s makes for a illustrative and humorous tale of one hobbit’s development into a heroic figure.
Good and Evil is illustrated by Tolkien as an essential part of a quest novel. One qualification of a quest novel shown is the inevitably winning side of good. ... The next element of a quest novel shown by Tolkien is the dark side of evil. ... Tolkien writes “ . ... Finally Tolkien presents gray areas as well in his effort to reveal a quest novel. ... Consequently these examples show that Tolkien has proven that good and evil is essential to a quest novel.
Tolkien defines the development of a hero as a pivotal element in a quest novel through Bilbo Baggins’ transformation into a hero. ... (Tolkien 19)
Gandalf say this shortly after Bilbo faints from terror after the dwarfs inform him of their quest to reclaim their treasure from the evil dragon Smaug. ... The course of the rest of the novel from this point on essentially is Bilbos finding of the “lot more in him” than he knows. ... ” (Tolkien 155)
This is one of the novels turning points. ... At this stage in the novel Bilbo has triumphed over Thorin as a leader and has established for himself a title of hero. ... ” (Tolkien 288). ...
In The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, diversity among characters is presented as a key element in a quest novel. ... A kind and peaceful people that steer away from the “Big People”, as Tolkien writes, referring to “us” or the common day man. (2) Tolkien writes this about hobbits:
They are (or were) a little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarfs . ... Tolkien writes:
"The most that can be said for the dwarves is this: they intended to pay Bilbo really handsomely for his services; they had brought him to do a nasty job for them, and they did not mind the poor little fellow doing it if he would; but they would all have done their best to get him out of trouble, if he got into it.
Approximate Word count = 2115
Approximate Pages = 8.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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