Bilbo's Hobbit Quotes And Analysis

In the beginning of the book, Tolkien uses vivid descriptions to give us a view inside of Bilbo's life, and to briefly show readers his hobbit hole located in Middle Earth. Tolkien writes in page 1, “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit... It was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” His hole is symbolized as a place of comfort, similar to our comfort in our own homes. Most people in life search for power, sometimes all people want is money, with that comes greed. With a good reputation along with a set and sturdy life, people tend to be lazy and not contribute to the world. You can relate all of these factors to one character's life, Bilbo Baggins. J.R.R Tolkien creates a character named Bilbo he is an ordinary stay at home hobbit, he spends his days eating and tending to his garden, …show more content…
With detailed descriptions, the home is easily visualized as a symbol of comfort to Bilbo. With vivid imagery we get more closely connected to the home's comfort and warmth. The hobbit hole was the starting factor of the book, along with the ending. This signals that the hole was symbolic to Bilbo and that he made it back in one piece. When Bilbo writes about his memories on the adventure, he refers starting off at home and ending back there again. “One autumn evening some years afterwards Bilbo was sitting in his study writing his memoirs - he thought of calling them “There and Back Again, a Hobbits Holiday”...” (304) In this title, “There” refers to leaving his home and going on the adventure, while “Back Again” meant returning to his beloved place, his home. When Bilbo had to go through the lowlands in cold, bad weather, he longed and wished he was home. “He had brought a lot of pocket-handkerchiefs, and Bilbo's pipe and tobacco.”(15) Bilbo brought his pipe along the adventure in order to bring a piece of home that was peaceful along with him. He touches it for comfort and as a