When considering the various literary genres, the only binding theme that unites them all is the sense of a journey or a quest. The protagonist goes through a mental and emotional journey in which he rediscovers himself, or an epic quest full of adventure and high-paced action. We often see both attributes used by the author. The quest is very significant throughout the story as it creates a change in the main character. Reading both "The Hobbit" by JRR Tolkien and "The Last Unicorn" by Peter S Beagle, I found that although they both had very different plots, the journey shared by the Unicorn and Bilbo was very similar in many ways. The Unicorn's journey was fueled because he wanted to feel a sense of friendship and longing. Bilbo's journey was quite different, as it featured much more action and was fueled by the Dwarves' revenge and hunger to get their gold back. Despite this, they both go on an emotional journey where they see themselves changing immensely, both have to face many physical hardships to complete their quest, and both have changed after their respective missions and have had trouble adjusting to life. As David Mitchell once stated "there is no journey that doesn't change you a little". Over the course of the two stories, both protagonists go through an emotional journey. For Bilbo, his idea of ​​utopia at the beginning of the story was that home is the best place and that there is no reason to leave unless you have to. As his experiences with dwarves lead him into dangerous situations, he discovers his Took side and his hidden love of adventure. In the first two pages of the book, Bilbo asks Gandalf if he is sure he will come... middle of paper... that's his house. As for the Unicorn, he knows nothing other than the comfort of his forest at the beginning of the novel. He lives as an innocent creature, without even knowing how long he has truly lived. Her worldview eventually changes when she becomes human, and unfortunately for her, she carries the feelings of love and regret she developed as a human into her life as a Unicorn. Both characters ultimately not only become completely opposite to what they started, but the stories can also capture different senses of fantasy (The Last Unicorn is much more fairytale-like in its approach), however the progression that both stories take, proves. in the end, as Rainer Maria Wilke rightly stated, “The only journey is the internal one”. Works Cited The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien http://benpeek.livejournal.com/864376.html