10/18/12
The Hobbit by J.R.R.
Tolkien
Pages 43-51
In this chapter, our group of dwarves (and Bilbo) stops
and rests at the house of some friends of Gandalf. These friends of Gandalf are elves. They
arrive here after a near fatal encounter with some trolls. While at these elves’ house, they spend fourteen
days resting, eating, and stocking supplies.
Bilbo was relieved to have this rest and wished he could just stay while
everyone else went on, but he knew he couldn’t. When it was time for the dwarves to leave, the
elves gave them travel advice and told them origins behind the weapons they had
picked up. Then they were off.
“They stayed long in that good house, fourteen days at
least, and they found it hard to leave. Bilbo
would have gladly stopped there for ever and ever – even supposing a wish would
have taken him right back to his hobbit-hole without any trouble.” This is an
important quote from the book because it tells us that the group wishes to rest
longer and reminds us about Bilbo’s feelings for this trip, he would rather
stay where he is than keep going and he wants to go home. It also tells us that the dwarves wish to
stay and relax longer, too.
I
can relate to the dwarves in this part of the book because I also like to just relax. I especially would like to just relax after
an encounter with some trolls, if they were real. Still, I am able to relate to Bilbo with his
wanting to be back home, not going on this adventure that he was dragged
into. Although, at this point I think I would
have learned to just deal with it and brace myself for the rest of the
adventure. I feel bad for Bilbo, mostly
because he didn’t have much of a choice whether or not to go on this journey.
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