Can you tell me the theme of "The Hobbit"?

Question

I've already read the book. I'm just asking opinoins.

Answer 1

The book is about being able to step out of your comfort zone (the Shire) and find qualities in you that you didn't know you had (being a thief; lying; fighting goblins). It's also about trusting other people in order to achieve a common good (killing Smaug, getting the gold and the glory back).
There are tons of themes in the book. Tolkein was actually very religious, and although some people want to separate religion and his works, he did not want everyone to see it as an entirely laic parable. Gandalf may be considered a higher wisdom - a god (the God of Catholicism) who gives us advice but does not force us to do anything.
The soft spot on Smaug's underbelly = you have to know where the weak spot is to conquer something else; also a warning that you should be careful to know and protect your own weak spot.
The mayor of the city by the river/lake (forgot which) being run into the woods to die = pride and greed won't get you anywhere.

Now, if you're talking about the musical theme - they haven't made the movie yet!

Answer 2

Good vs. Evil
The conflict between good and evil is the main theme of Tolkien's Hobbit. The good creatures strive for a peaceful existence, while the evil creatures cause suffering.

Fate and Chance
While many of the events in the novel seem to occur by chance, especially Bilbo's discovery of the ring of power that grants him invisibility, the characters ostensibly are ruled by fate.

Friendship
In the novel, friendship often results from peculiar alliances.

Death
In J. R. R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-earth, Daniel Grotta quotes Tolkien, who once stated that the principle theme of his work was death:

"If you really come down to any really large story that interests people and holds their attention for a considerable time, it is practically always a human story, and it is practically [always] about one thing all the time: death. The inevitability of death."

Although Tolkien was referring to his epic novel The Lord of the Rings, death is also an important theme in The Hobbit.
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Answer 3

The theme is about a hobbit called Bilbo who travels with a band of dwarves and the wizard Gandalf in search of the treasure stolen by the wicked dragon. He breaks free of what is considered normal by his fellow hobbits as he goes on an adventure that changes his life.

Answer 4

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Luck or Destiny
Bilbo Baggins is a hero, but through luck or destiny is the question. A hero in the sense that he is the main character of Tolkiens “The Hobbit” and because he becomes loved for his bravery and honor. I believe that Bilbo was destined to be a hero and to be the “ring bearer”.
Bilbo is a Hobbit and Hobbits by nature are cheerful, peace loving, polite and conservative creature. Hobbits do not have adventures, at least no well respected Hobbit would ever dream of one. Bilbo is cut from a different cloth than most Hobbits though. He is part Took, on his mothers side, and the Tooks were considered to be a little odd by most. Is it luck or destiny that brings Gandalf, the wizard, to Bilbo’s door in the beginning of the story. Bilbo, being the consummate host, welcomes the wizard into his hole. Even when he is overrun by Dwarves, Bilbo manages to be civil and serve them all with only a small amount of grumbling. This is the start of Bilbo’s journey and his destiny.
The first sign that Bilbo is more than just the ordinary Hobbit comes when the company of 14 is well into the Lone-lands. They are wet, tired and hungry (Hobbits do not like to be hungry, normally eating 6 good meals per day), when the dwarves send Bilbo off to investigate a light. What Bilbo discovers are Trolls. His courage comes through in that he knows he can not go back to the company of dwarves empty handed, so he attempts to pick the Trolls pockets. Even after being caught red handed by the Trolls, Bilbo is very polite and offers to “fix them a large breakfast in exchange for them not eating him for dinner.” Bilbo, as it turns out, is the only one to keep his wits about him during the scuffle between the trolls and the dwarves and it is Bilbo who finds the key to unlock the trolls larder for much needed food and supplies. It is here that Bilbo obtains his little sword, not yet knowing what role of importance this will play. Again, destiny lead Bilbo to find the key, for it could have easily been lost in the scuffle.
When the company reaches Mirkwood, Bilbo is separated from his traveling companions. He again shows his heroism and saves the day. Bilbo is captured by a giant spider and must fight his way out of the webs. He destroys the spider with his new sword and this is the first time that Bilbo actually feels brave, feels like he has been changed in some way. He is bolder and more fierce. He names his sword “Sting”. The dwarves begin to look at Bilbo in a new light after he again saves them from certain doom from other giant spiders. It seems that Bilbo is again in the right place at the right time. Destiny.
Even the rescue of the dwarves from the Elves prison and his journey into Smaug’s lair seem inevitable for Bilbo. Timing was everything. That the chief guard and the butler would imbibe in the contents of the barrels and nod off, just at the exact moment Bilbo had figured a way to save his traveling companions was fate. That going by the Forest River turned out to be the only safe way to reach the Lonely Mountain seemed predestined. Even when Bilbo offers to enter cave and follow the tunnel down to the dragons lair was preordained for it is Bilbo who is able to trade wit with Smaug. It is Bilbo who uses flattery in such a way that the dragon exposes his soft underbelly and his one weakness.
Finally, when Bilbo takes the Arkenstone, the Heart of the Mountain, for his own, even he is not certain why. He is enchanted with it and yet feels that his claim to it will cause much trouble. Bilbo knows what this stone means to Thorin and the other dwarves, yet he was the first to reach the Arkenstone, the first to see it and in the end it is Bilbo who has the courage to take the Arkenstone to Bard and the men of the lake. Bilbo risks not only his friendship with Thorin but his life by doing so, yet he knew it was the right thing to do.
A lucky Hobbit? No, rather Bilbo’s destiny. All things happened for a reason, all things were occurring at the exact moment they were supposed to. And Bilbo Baggins was always right where he was meant to be. “The prophecies of old songs havae turned out to be true, after a fashion” said Bilbo. “Of course!” said Gandalf. “And why should not they prove true? Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit?” His destiny.