The Hobbit as an allegory:
- Major themes of the novel
- Analysis of characters as representatives of abstract concepts - Good vs Evil as represented by various characters and events - The geography of the fictional world of the novel
- The similarities between the plot of the novel and the First World War - Discrimination as portrayed in the novel
- Industrialism as represented in the novel - Class differences as portrayed in the novel - Human relationships as portrayed in the novel
The similarities of the novel with older works of English literature