William Wordsworth once said, “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. All authors follow this; they pour their sorrows, happiness and everything in between into their writings. A book that exemplifies this is the fantastic flying books of Morris Lessmore, written by William Joyce. Another author who applies this quote is J.R.R Tolkien who wrote the award-winning book The Hobbit. Tolkien was extremely influenced by fate and this is reflected in the book by the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins being impacted by fate as well. The rule of fate is that, whenever someone does something good, he is rewarded by ‘luck’, or in better words, guidance.
In the Hobbit, there are three types of situations in which fate reveals itself. One is when a …show more content…
An example is when in the beginning of the book, Gandalf approaches Bilbo. Bilbo appreciates Gandalf and his fireworks and is inspired by him, causing Gandalf to respect Bilbo in return. This is an important event because Gandalf is portrayed to be a prophetic character in the book and helps Bilbo in many situations. Earning Gandalf’s respect increases Bilbo’s value as a person and the amount of support that he has. Another example is shown when Bilbo appreciates the elves, which are an allusion to angels. He is offered appreciation in return and is given guidance in the form of moon-letters. “Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them…not when you look straight at them. They can only be seen when the moon shines behind them, and what is more, with the more cunning sort, it must be a moon of a same shape and season as the day when they were written.” Surprisingly enough, the moon was just right when the party confided in Elrond to educate them. If Bilbo had not shown appreciation to the elves, the party would have been very discouraged in the future for they would have been stuck without Elrond’s knowledge. Another example regarding the elves is when Bilbo receives the dream of the crack in the wall of the cave from which the goblins would soon ambush the party. If Bilbo had not received that particular dream, the expedition would have ended because the party would have been
In the Hobbit, there are three types of situations in which fate reveals itself. One is when a …show more content…
An example is when in the beginning of the book, Gandalf approaches Bilbo. Bilbo appreciates Gandalf and his fireworks and is inspired by him, causing Gandalf to respect Bilbo in return. This is an important event because Gandalf is portrayed to be a prophetic character in the book and helps Bilbo in many situations. Earning Gandalf’s respect increases Bilbo’s value as a person and the amount of support that he has. Another example is shown when Bilbo appreciates the elves, which are an allusion to angels. He is offered appreciation in return and is given guidance in the form of moon-letters. “Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you cannot see them…not when you look straight at them. They can only be seen when the moon shines behind them, and what is more, with the more cunning sort, it must be a moon of a same shape and season as the day when they were written.” Surprisingly enough, the moon was just right when the party confided in Elrond to educate them. If Bilbo had not shown appreciation to the elves, the party would have been very discouraged in the future for they would have been stuck without Elrond’s knowledge. Another example regarding the elves is when Bilbo receives the dream of the crack in the wall of the cave from which the goblins would soon ambush the party. If Bilbo had not received that particular dream, the expedition would have ended because the party would have been