10/10/12
The Hobbit by J.R.R
Tolkien
Pages 3-26
The book begins with a description of our main character,
Bilbo Baggins (who is also a hobbit).
After we know some things about Bilbo, he meets a wizard named
Gandalf. Gandalf asks Bilbo if he wants
to go on an adventure. Bilbo doesn’t
like adventures, so he nervously says no, and then invites the wizard to tea
for the next day. When tea time comes
the next day, Bilbo doesn’t find Gandalf at the door, instead it’s a
dwarf. Being someone who welcomes
company, he lets the dwarf in. Very
soon, another dwarf comes, then another, then another, soon there are about a
dozen dwarves. After all the dwarves
have arrived, Gandalf appears. There is
a big party, complete with singing and food, but all of it is unexpected by
Bilbo. After the party, they talk about
plans for getting back something that belongs to the most important dwarf, and
they plan to pull Bilbo into it.
“Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to
be enough for all of you. If I say he’s
a burglar, than a burglar he is, or will be when the time comes”. This is an important moment in the story
because it not only tells us how highly respected, wise, and powerful Gandalf .is,
it also sets the journey in motion for our main character Bilbo Baggins. Also because
of how the book described Bilbo, we know that this is something that he would
never want to do, thus setting up an interesting story for us ahead.
Like Bilbo Baggins, I am not always so eager to go on
adventures. Now, adventures that I am
possible to get pulled into are not quite as large in scale as what Mr. Baggins
is being pulled into. Something that I got
pulled into was going for an extra hour long car ride than expected so we could
go to a haunted house. I still wasn’t very
happy about it even it all was over, but sometimes we just have to deal with
these things. I’m sure Bilbo isn’t all
that excited to go on his adventure, but I’m not all that sure of how he will
feel about it once it’s over.
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