TheHobbit

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TheHobbit

•  NARRATOR·Theanonymousnarratorisplayfulandhumorous.Hetendstospeakinacomicvoicewithfrequentasidesandhumorousdescrip2onsofthecharacters.Bilbo,forinstance,isoDencalledMr.Bagginsor“thepoorliGlefellow.”

•  POINTOFVIEW·Thenovelisnarratedinthethirdperson,almostexclusivelyfromBilbo’spointofview.Thenarra2onisomniscient,whichmeansthatthenarratornotonlyrelatesBilbo’sthoughtsandfeelingsbutalsocommentsonthem.

TheHobbit•  TONE·Thenarrator’stoneislightandcasual,andhe

encourageshisreadersnottotakehisstorytooseriouslybymakingfrequentjokesathischaracters’expense.Thenarrator’stoneperiodicallybecomesdarkerwhenthecompanyfacesgreatdangerordefeat(asinthechapterstakingplaceinMirkwood),butforthemostpart,thestoryisbrightlyandwarmlynarrated.

•  TENSE·Past•  SETTING(TIME)·TheThirdAgeofMiddle-Earth,2941–

2942•  SETTINGS(PLACE)·Variouslocalesintheimaginaryworld

ofMiddle-Earth

TheHobbittakesplaceinthefic2onallandofMiddleEarthtowardstheendoftheThirdAge(2941-2942).MostscholarsbelievethatTolkienbasedthisworldoffBritainattheheightoftheMiddleAges.Theloca2onsthepartyvisitare:TheShire;asmallcollec2onofhobbitvillages,theplainsofEriador,theMistyMountains,MirkwoodandfinallytheLonelyMountain.

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