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• NARRATOR·Theanonymousnarratorisplayfulandhumorous.Hetendstospeakinacomicvoicewithfrequentasidesandhumorousdescrip2onsofthecharacters.Bilbo,forinstance,isoDencalledMr.Bagginsor“thepoorliGlefellow.”
• POINTOFVIEW·Thenovelisnarratedinthethirdperson,almostexclusivelyfromBilbo’spointofview.Thenarra2onisomniscient,whichmeansthatthenarratornotonlyrelatesBilbo’sthoughtsandfeelingsbutalsocommentsonthem.
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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
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TheHobbittakesplaceinthefic2onallandofMiddleEarthtowardstheendoftheThirdAge(2941-2942).MostscholarsbelievethatTolkienbasedthisworldoffBritainattheheightoftheMiddleAges.Theloca2onsthepartyvisitare:TheShire;asmallcollec2onofhobbitvillages,theplainsofEriador,theMistyMountains,MirkwoodandfinallytheLonelyMountain.
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