J.R.R. Tolkien is known for his extremely descriptive settings; The Hobbit is no different. From the beginning of the book, The Hobbit straight away by describing where the main character: Bilbo Baggins lives. The second sentence of the book is " Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with 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". Straight away the book starts out with a colorful, descriptive sentence, and pulls the reader right into the world of Bilbo Baggins.
This book takes place in a fantasy universe in which, there are wizards, draves, dragons, elves, and hobbits, along with many other made up creatures. The first chapter of the book starts out by describing Bilbo Baggins. He is a well-off hobbit, and likes to live a quiet life in his affluent little hobbit-hole, avoiding any conflict and adventure. One day an old wizard named Gandalf stops by and Bilbo is thrown into a whirlwind of action
Nov 5, 2014
ReplyDeleteI like how you connected Ishmael's struggles to a somewhat similar topic but I felt that there were possibly more accurate comparisons.