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I agree with the statement "In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend", because if I want respect and kindness from someone, I assume that person would want respect and kindness from me. You have to treat people, how you would want to be treated, so if you want to have a good friend, you need to expect that they want the same. Being good towards others, and giving them respect, makes other people respect you, and be kind towards you. This saying reminds of another quote "Don't give an inch and expect a mile."
The theme develop because in the whole story it's basically tell us to listen and follow directions this why we will have a better chance of doing things and a better outcome
<span>In the Hobbit there is once or twice the Necromancer in the Mirkwood, which is an allusion to Sauron in the Hobbits Sequel, The Lord of the Rings.</span>