In The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Bilbo says he y is pleased to be "only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all." What he means by that is he is happy living in his hobbit whole on a daily routine. This is the way he was at the beginning. Although he did go on the adventure and helped the dwarfs many times, in the end he still wanted to live in his hobbit hole peacefully and on a routine just like the beginning.
Personally, I would not want to be "only a quite a little character in a world after all." I believe that this life would get boring very soon. Every day would be basically the same routine, and the repetition and predictability would drive me insane very soon. My life would have to have a little bit of spontaneity and maybe even adversity to keep it from being boring. Also I think it is important for people to go out and set and achieve goals. If your inside your house all day, it tends to be very hard to do that. Plus without adversity life would be just to easy. And who dosn't want a little challenge in their life to overcome.
Thoughtful posts from the great minds in Mrs. Dupuy's English I Honors classes.
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