I need to start this chapter with a little rant. This is my least favorite chapter in the book. That’s because it is the only chapter that doesn’t have anything to do with Bilbo, aka The Hobbit. Any way you look at it, this is Bilbo’s book. The narrator may be third person omniscient, but…
The title of this chapter pretty much covers it. Smaug is not at home. This is a lucky break for the company. They are trapped in the tunnel by the back door, as the door has been destroyed, so their only option is to go down to Smaug’s lair and explore. Of course it isn’t…
We had to get through eleven chapters and almost two-hundred pages, but we finally get to meet the dragon, Smaug. It’s totally worth the wait. There is a lot to this chapter, pompous dwarves, brave hobbits, treasure, tunnels and a bird, but really it all comes down to the dragon. The chapter opens with the…
