J.R.R. Tolkien is famous for his work on the Hobbit. One of the many things that makes the Hobbit such a widely praised book is its expert use of Imagery. From the first few pages until the end Tolkien uses vivid and descriptive words to describe creatures that many of us have never heard of before. If it were not for his in depth description of these creatures he could not really pull off the story because many of us would not feel we have a good enough understanding of the characters.
From the very beginning of the story words that Tolkien use begin to pop out at the reader, words like “perfectly round”, “exact middle’, and “luxurious” help the reader imagine a world that is totally foreign and strange to them. As the tale progresses the need for words that create detailed and authentic pictures in the readers mind becomes even more important. Without the use of imagery in the story many people would find the story far less interesting because they simply could not imagine what Tolkien was imagining when he wrote the novel. He even describes the little things like belts and what kind of cake Bilbo likes which give the story a much more personal feeling to its audience.
Without the all important use of Imagery in the Hobbit it fail to be as personal and relatable to the reader.
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