“Home” is not just a place or thing; it represents where you feel the most safe and secure, where you feel accepted or feel a part of a community, and where you overall feel you belong. However, home can also be the thing that shelters you from the outside world, leaving you unprepared to deal with situations and dangers outside your knowledge. Often in children’s stories, the character must leave their place of security and go on a journey. This is because to grow as a person you must leave what is safe and familiar and venture into the unknown to truly test yourself, and be able to return home with new knowledge and perspective.. This essay will focus on two characters who go through this transformation from leaving their ‘homes’; Bilbo and his hobbit hole in Bags-End, and Meggie and her father, Mo, and her beloved books. Both are attached to their ‘homes’, and feel anxious and lonely without them, Bilbo's and Meggie's journeys are how, when seperated from their homes, they perservere through their insecurities and doubt and become stronger and more self-reliant by the end of their respected texts.
1. Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins’ hobbit hole is his happy home, where for fifty years he was content to stay to avoid the dangers and uncomfortableness of the outside world. Through the novel, it is home he most often thinks back to, and ultimately where he has to leave in order to go on his adventures and grow. His attachment to his home can be contributed to three factors; it’s physical comforts, its protection from the outside world, and its representation of social standing. The hobbit hole, the narrator tells us, means comfort (11), and it explains to us the comfortable furniture, the pantries full of food and closets full of c...
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...power also comes with more active bravery in Meggie; for example, she can now defiantly refuse to give Capricorn and his comrades what they want: “’I’m not going to read aloud this evening,’ she said. ‘You shot my father last night. Basta told me. I won’t read a word […] Why should she be afraid? They needed her. She was the only one who could read their wretched Shadow out of the book for them; no one else could do it…“ (440-441). With this power, she can take an active role in the story; instead of looking upon evil with scared eyes, she can use her own power to save everyone. She does this by destroying Capricorn and his men once and for all, with Mo along side her (quote). So instead of her father doing things for Meggie in order to protect her, she and her father work together as equals in power and maturity to banish the evil that has inflicted their lives .
Many showed up in groups of three or four, so that Bilbo couldn’t just turn them all down. They later asked him to come on their adventure with them. The dwarves had told Bilbo about their treasure that was stolen and Bilbo suggested that they go to Lonely Mountain to reclaim it. Bilbo really doesn't want to but feels forced to go. They left a piece of Bilbo's notebook paper on his mantle under a clock showing all the dangers he might encounter. Gandalf had come to tell him that he was going to be late if he did not leave soon to be with the dwarves, causing him to feel forced to go. In the movie, however, Bilbo Baggins is presented with a contract from the others involving his burglar services that he will use on the journey with them. He grabs a backpack before he runs out to catch up with the others. This makes the movie more realistic because no normal person would go on an adventure without grabbing anything for the long journey ahead. Bilbo now had a few items from his hobbit hole that would remind him of his home. The book shows Bilbo as more of a reluctant hero. In the book, Bilbo finds the letter on the mantle and decides to go at the last minute. He seems to have felt pressured, resulting in just running out of the hole and not grabbing any of his belongings. He leaves
Bilbo Baggins lived a very simple life, a life he enjoyed very much, until the day when the wizard Gandalf arrived at his door one morning. Gandalf was searching for someone to share an adventure with, but Bilbo quickly declined, saying, “We don’t want any adventures here. You might try over The Hill or across The Water,” and with that the hobbit dismissed the wandering wizard, but not before he had given the wizard an invitation for tea the next day. This of coarse, was the polite thing to do. But Gandalf saw something more in Bilbo and would not be discouraged.
Everyone always has a safe place in their hearts for their homes. Home doesn’t always have to be a place where someone just sleeps in. However, home to some people is where they feel comfort. Somewhere or someplace can be one’s home. Some of the characters in Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Rozario and The Odyssey by Homer express the theme of home through an emotional journey. Enrique’s Journey is about a boy named Enrique who goes on a journey to find his beloved mother who he has believed abandoned him. The Odyssey is about a mythology where a hero named Odysseus tries to find his way back to his homeland after participating in a war. Odysseus from The Odyssey shows the theme of home by trying to return home to his family. Enrique from Enrique’s Journey shows the theme of home by looking for his mother who he considers to be his home. Telemachus in The Odyssey shows home when he decides to go find his father,
In John Connolly’s novel, The Book of Lost Things, he writes, “for in every adult there dwells the child that was, and in every child there lies the adult that will be”. Does one’s childhood truly have an effect on the person one someday becomes? In Jeannette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle and Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, this question is tackled through the recounting of Jeannette and Amir’s childhoods from the perspectives of their older, more developed selves. In the novels, an emphasis is placed on the dynamics of the relationships Jeannette and Amir have with their fathers while growing up, and the effects that these relations have on the people they each become. The environment to which they are both exposed as children is also described, and proves to have an influence on the characteristics of Jeannette and Amir’s adult personalities. Finally, through the journeys of other people in Jeannette and Amir’s lives, it is demonstrated that the sustainment of traumatic experiences as a child also has a large influence on the development of one’s character while become an adult. Therefore, through the analysis of the effects of these factors on various characters’ development, it is proven that the experiences and realities that one endures as a child ultimately shape one’s identity in the future.
Literature plays an important role in the shaping of society, reinforcing cultural norms and values. Because of this, the meaning of enduring tales such as The Hobbit can change with time, being molded in new ways to fit what society now accepts. In every society, the world over, there are those who see the world differently from those in the mainstream. Whether for better or for worse, the wiring of their brain is skewed and this gives them a different outlook, a new way or reading a text or viewing a film. The paper will explore the importance of the focus on adventure and self-discovery in The Hobbit for sufferers of mental illness and how modern society may have affected the understanding of this tale.
One of the recurring themes throughout The Hobbit is Tolkien’s manifestation of morality through his inherently good and evil characters. Although, some characters narrowly balance the line of good and evil through portraying characteristics such as greed, the hobbits represent naturally altruistic and peaceful characters. The protagonist Bilbo’s rational nature and willingness to compromise through his selfless transfer of the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking further highlights Tolkien’s portrayal of a simple and sensible twentieth century Englishmen in a fantastical setting. Even though he risks his promised sum of the treasures, Bilbo chooses to work as a peacekeeper to opt for a more sensible way of solving a problem. Therefore, the dialogue between Bilbo, Bard, and the Elevenking is a manifestation by Tolkien of the moral high ground of hobbits and their rational and peacekeeping nature, which impresses the men and elves to award their trust and honor to the hobbit.
For reasons why Bilbo should stay home at The Hill, one need not look any further than the various settings in the novel. Through his robust descriptions of each setting, Tolkien thrusts the reader into the world of The Hobbit, so just as Bilbo experiences comfort at home and fear in the outside world, so too does the reader. Take for example, the first setting. As soon as the novel begins, the scene conveys comfort:
Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit, changed quite a bit throughout the story. In the beginning when he was first recruited to go on the quest with the dwarves, he was a well-respected, quiet, member of his community. He lived in his hole in the side of a hill and never thought of adventure. As he is on his quest every encounter he has with people, animals, and beasts helps him to become braver and more adventurous. After Smaug had been killed, Bilbo went back to his home (the hole in the hill) which was being auctioned off because he was presumed to be dead. After he got everything straightened out in that situation he went back to being a quiet little hobbit that lived in a hole, thinking back on his adventurous quest.
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit, one who enjoys peace and quiet, feasts and fireplaces, and the coziness of his home. At the beginning the The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo could not even imagine going on a tenacious adventure, but by the end he has survived the longest, toughest battle yet. Throughout the novel Bilbo Baggins changes from a prudent, typical hobbit into a courageous, sacrificing adventurer.
He constantly refers to how all he wants or misses is the comfort and safety of his hobbit hole. When Bilbo first meets Gandalf, he freaks out because he has heard of Gandalf’s adventures, “Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Come tomorrow! Good bye!’” (Tolkien 7). This outburst displays Bilbo’s fear of adventure perfectly by making him ‘physically scared’ with just the thought of leaving his home. Throughout the rest of the novel Bilbo slowly gets used to being away from home, but he constantly complains and whimpers about how he wishes he was home. The dwarves thought little of him from the start, due to his reluctance to go along on the trip and his annoying complaints, but Bilbo’s conflict with this fear is over soon enough. Once again, Dr. Dominick Grace, from his article The Hobbit, explains, “By the end, he becomes the true leader of the quest and the figure whose values and actions are valorized by the text” (Grace 1). To clarify, even though it was a big influence on the way he lived and what he did, Bilbo’s internal conflict with adventure was short lived and held back his true heroic
It is likely for one to assume that a classic piece of literature set in a fantasy oriented stage will have no merits to the youths of today. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, however, with its crafty of usage symbolism, displays its relevance to issues that often trouble teens. As the story progresses from a children’s tale to an epic, the main character Bilbo undergoes a series of development, his experiences often overlapping with ordinary people. Reading the Hobbit will provide teens with opportunities of exploring the importance of several common but serious topics. People may encounter many of the themes presented in the book elsewhere repeatedly, but it’s possible that they never appreciated the applications it might have on themselves. When teens read the Hobbit, they perceive it as a simple fiction of adventure. Under proper guiding, they will be able to recognize and utilize the lessons of the Hobbit, and improve their attitudes and ideas about life.
The first important place they went in the hobbit is bilbo’s hobbit hole .In the hobbit hole it really tells who the characters are and ,what their personalities are.It also tells what adventure’s they’re going to go on ,and it explains really how Bilbos personality is like, his tookish and and Baggins side between his mom and his dad.He also claims his fear of dragons ,and it just explains how Bilbo loves to go on missions ,and since he goes on the
Most people spend their entire lives in search of their ideal home. Home has distinctive importance to all. To some; it is a place of their home country and heritage as well as their birthplace. While to others, home is a place where one finds shelter and food, furthermore, a place where they can always return to and feel secure. In order for us, as the reader to, fully comprehend the significance of a home from the perspective of the characters, we must obtain a good understanding of what a home is in and of itself.
Once upon a time there lived a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. He lived in a perfectly round door like a porthole. Hobbits had thick hair on their feet, and loved food, and had comfort and security. One day, Bilbo was outside and an Old man named Gandalf appears at his front door. Gandalf is a wizard who created fireworks and displayed them. Meanwhile then, Gandalf asks Bilbo if he is interested on going on an adventure. Bilbo refuses and invites Gandalf inside for a cup of tea.
Bilbo Baggins lives a peaceful life in his hobbit hole. He lives in Bag End, near the town of Hobbiton, but one day this tranquility is brought apart by the arrival of the wizard Gandalf. Gandalf persuades Bilbo to join him on a journey with a group of thirteen mildly aggressive dwarves. They are about to set out on a quest to reclaim their treasure from the dragon Smaug, and Bilbo is supposed to act as the thief in the plan. Bilbo isn’t sure he wants to leave the comfort of his hobbit hole, but Gandalf manages to get him to come.