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THE HOBBIT** Book background: The main characters in the book were: Bilbo, a hobbit, Gandalf, a wizard, and Thorin, a dwarf. These characters and other dwarves are going on a quest to regain Thorin’s ancestor’s jewels that are being guarded by a dragon. They get captured and get into a lot of trouble and get captured at almost every turn.

Connections: Two connections that I made with the book were to __Shrek__ and __Harry Potter__. Shrek was so similar because of the quests that the main characters go on. Also, both Shrek and Bilbo have no desire to go on the quest, but eventually decide to go. Harry Potter is also similar to the Hobbit because both books have a lot fantasy and magic. The main characters also get into trouble in that series.

Main character's description: The single main character in the Hobbit was Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is a Hobbit. Hobbits are very small people that live in little portholes in the ground. Bilbo is a little bit chubby because all of the eating he does and he is fairly old. Bilbo is very distinct character traits throughout the book. First, Bilbo is a very kind person. He does things for the better of the group not for only himself. Also, he is very adventurous. He says in the beginning of the book that he doesn't want to go on the quest but he decides in the end to do it and has a great time. Finally, Bilbo has good self-esteem. He doesn't care that the other hobbits think that he is now an outsider; he just goes about his business and sticks to his new friends.

Setting: The setting in the book changed a lot throughout the story. All of them different places are alike and different. They all have a very old, out in the country and forest. There are many forests and paths, but there aren’t real roads with cars on them or trucks, etc. These places also all seem to be inhabited with the people the group has to desire to see. This makes them get into a lot of trouble; the setting seemed to control their destiny.

Reading Like a Proffesor: One of the items from the reading like a professor packet was Every Trip is a Quest (Except When It’s Not). This was very present in The Hobbit. A quest, according to the packet has a “quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason to go there.” In the hobbit, the questers were Bilbo, Thorin, Gandalf and the other dwarves; the place to go was the mountain where the jewels were being guarded by the dragon; the stated reason to go there was to recover the jewels; there were many many challenges and trials en route; and the real reason to go there was for self knowledge (also according to reading like a professor). Recomendation: I would recommend this book to those who like science fiction and fantasy. The book was the furthest thing from real life or realistic fiction. The reading level was fairly difficult and the book is a little bit slow in the beginning. You have to get into the book quickly. The book was also made into a movie.

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