In The hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien there is a character named Gollum which is in only a small part of the book but he plays a big role. First it tells how the ring got in the cave which you would not have known if not for Gollum. Second it shows the dwarves and Gandalf that bilbo can get himself out of some situations. Finally it shows adds an interesting aspect to the whole book because it adds the ring. So this adds something to the whole story. First it tells how the ring was in the cave in the first place. The text states, “ Yes that’s it, When we came this way last, when we twisted that nassty young squeaker. That’s it. Curse it! It slipped from us, after all these ages and ages! It’s gone, gollum.” This shows that he lost it when he was