Need to have the questions below answered in a couple sentences for each question. The book is 'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Formalist Questions
1. How do the various elements of the work-plot, character, point of view, setting, tone, diction, symbol, etc.-reinforce its meaning?
2. How are these elements related to the whole work?
3. What is the work's organizing principle? How is its structure unified?
4. What issues does the work raise? How are those issues resolved?
Mythological Questions
1. How does the story resemble other stories in plot, character, setting or use of symbols?
2. Are archetypes presented, such as quests, initiations, scapegoats, or heroes?
3. Does the protagonist undergo any kind of transformation such as a movement from innocence to experience that seems archetypal?
4. Do any specific allusions to myths shed light on the text?