Symbols In The Hobbit

According to the Webster's Dictionary, a Symbol is, “an action, object, event, etc., that expresses or represents a particular idea or quality”. Many writers use symbols to help the aide the reader with comprehension. As many credential authors are conscious of, developing themes throughout a story is one of the many important duties that writers have to accomplish Symbols go hand and hand with themes and as writers, coming up with a good theme is a very important aspect that adds life to your story. In The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkien. Some of the major symbols were Bilbo’s hole, his sword, and his Ring. The first phrase in the entire book was about Bilbo Baggins hobbit hole. We learn that this is his favorite hole and really he feels safe inside of It. The books begins with telling us this. “ “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort” (Tolkien 1). Bilbo in the

“I will give you a name,” he said to it, “and I shall call you Sting.” (79). Sting is a prized possession that Bilbo has and it begins to show his courage that he begins to display throughout the story. Bilbo begins to display more features of heroism. A place where we especially see this was when Bilbo was going into Smaug’s lair. “Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.” In this scene Tolkien is clearing showing how Bilbo has changed from day dreaming of his hole to making difficult decisions. The hobbit goes from being unsure about himself to being awkward to saving the dwarves from huge