The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is unexpectedly thrown into an adventure that will change his life. The protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is enjoying his quiet, relaxing life when a wizard shows up and invites him on an adventure of a lifetime. Initially, Bilbo resisted the invitation- not being one for adventuring- but he ended up going on this journey anyway. Throughout the journey, Bilbo begins to explore a world he’s never known and comes back to a different person- or hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien demonstrates his skill in storytelling in The Hobbit through a well-made, identifiable plot and his authentic, dynamic characters. To begin every story, it needs to have some sort of structure, idea, or plot to …show more content…
It will follow the protagonist’s story as they pursue their goals and dreams. The plot structure starts by introducing the readers to their world before calling the protagonist to action. As the characters cross the point of no-return in their journey, they are faced with challenges, enemies, and allies that help shape and grow these characters to face the climax. This plot also allows for writers to show their characters life after their adventure as a new person, for better or for worse. Although Tolkien wrote The Hobbit before the idea of “the hero’s journey” was popularized, his story is used time and time again as an example because they follow each other so closely. Tolkien’s story opens with Bilbo Baggins going about his everyday life when he is suddenly thrown into an adventure. Bilbo passes the point of no return when he leaves Hobbiton and makes friends, enemies, and conquers his own challenges. And on the return home, readers begin to realize, if they haven’t already, the change in Bilbo throughout his story. Through a sound plot, Tolkien was able to create a captivating story that tells of Bilbo Baggin’s