The Hero's Journey

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If you're looking for a story that follows the her's journey to a T, look no further. J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is the perfect example. While I found the read a little boring and narrated in a strange point of view, the story is very fun. This is definitely the kind of book that works well as an audiobook, due to the voice of the narrator. I also found Tolkien's environment to be great as a writer.

Ordinary World:
Bilboa Baggins is a simple, quaint hobbit, living an ordinary life. He lives a cyclical life as most hobbits do.

Call to Adventure:
Gandalf comes to Bilboa's house and plans a meeting there. During the meeting, Bilboa is "asked" to join the group of 13. During the quest they will steal from a resting dragon.

Refusal of the Call:
In this story it's pretty obvious. Bilboa basically says no to adventure. He even gets overwhelmed and passes out.

Mentor:
Gandalf serves as the mentor here. He even saves the group after they get captured by trolls. Gandalf also goes ahead a few times to check out the situation.

Crossing the first threshold:
Bilboa leaves in a rush to meet with the 13 dwarves who got a head start the day before. Throughout the journey, Baggins meets a lot of people and has many small conflict that serve as his allies and enemies (the elves and the trolls)

Innermost Cave:
Bilboa travels to a literal cave to get the treasure protected by Smaug the dragon.

Supreme Ordeal:
Bilboa is abandoned and finds the ring and solves a riddle with Gollum. He then saves the dwarves from spiders using his sword and the ring. There's the battle of the five armies. Baggins sort of fights with the dragon and steals the cup, which causes the dragon to threaten a town. There are more other conflicts that get solved perfectly and easily, but

Reward:
Bilboa gets to keep some of the treasure and the ring.

So yeah, the story is very basic and a fun read (if you're in the mood for it.) I'm definitely glad to check this story off my reading list.

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