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In chapter 19, Dain, One of Thorin's relatives, is positioned as the king of the mountain, Bard is positioned as the new ruler of Laketown, and Bilbo gets a good share of the treasure from Bard. Soon, Bilbo Baggins returns home although the dwarfs and the wood elfs are finally at peace and enjoying each others company. Rather than going through Mirkwood like he had originally, he went with Gandalf and Beorn north taking the long way. When they reach Rivendell, they all exchange stories. Although Bilbo has gotten all this treasure, none of the hobbits really respect him.

I liked chapter 19 because it gave me the sign of relief that I'm finally done reading this book. Ha ha, I'm just kidding. I liked chapter 19 because it tied up all the lose ends of the novel and ended the book happily ever after without you pondering wondering what certain things are trying to tell you and are confused and left by a big line across the page saying "To Be Continued" and are expected to read the next book. Although I usually don't prefer happy endings, if you want to get a child to like such a book like this, you kind of have to make them happy rather then make them cry.

I also found the ending kind of random in some ways because the characters that end up being the king of the mountain and the ruler of Laketown are not met until near the end of the book. Usually, the leader or the king is met at the very beginning of the book and is usually the main character like Bilbo. I'm surprised that Bilbo dosn't just live in Lake town after going through so much adventure with all the dwarfs, especially if none of the hobbits really like Bilbo.