The Hobbit

I just finished reading the graphic novel version of the Hobbit.  The dwarves wanted to get revenge on the dragon because, many years earlier, they built a throne, a mansion, and Smaug, the dragon, stole all the gold and other treasures.

The dwarves' plan was to get a hobbit to act as a burglar, and get through the adventure safely in order to get their mansion back with all the gold and jewels.  The dwarves and the hobbit met many characters on their journey such as goblins, trolls, a leaf king, men, and spiders. In the end, they got what they wanted, but they paid a great price.  Thorin, the dwarf king, died during the adventure.

I think the dwarves did the right thing because they had found all the treasures to begin with and worked hard to build the mansion.  Thorin died happy knowing he was working to get the dwarves back their things.  The story is not just about getting revenge on Smaug, but about getting justice for the hard work the dwarves had done.  The were other people in the village who had lost their homes.  When the tragedy happened, the people got sad and depressed because some of the people close to them died and they would never see them again.  When the dwarves killed Smaug, the people in the village were happy because there would be no more fear that the dragon would attack.  Smaug was wrong to steal the items from the dwarves.  Smaug hurt people, burned down the village, and was greedy.

In our world, people sometimes rob banks, steal from cars and houses, and rob stores.  Other people do vandalism for no reason.  People work hard to get their money and other people shouldn't steal it or other people's things.

Sometimes people do bad things with their lives.  They have to pay back money and they get scared so they do desperate things.



by Will s