Hobbit Blog

At the end of The Hobbit Gandalf says to Bilbo “…You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you ; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all!” What Gandalf is saying is that even though Bilbo has had many adventures he was still the neat, predictable , and ordinary (though more well traveled) Hobbit he always was. Which Bilbo agrees with. To be so content to conform , to be bland and unknown in the world , in my opinion is madness. I don’t think it would be bearable to me to be the person who never sets their feet beyond the normal boundaries. Bilbo and his family , because they never did anything unexpected, were the model citizens for hobbits in the Shire. They were happy being in their little elite bubble world of hobbits, never trying or never wanting to exceed the norm.

I find myself being the complete opposite. When people think of me I want them to think of me as an example for positive things ,and someday I want to be an influence to people . I could never do that if I were like Bilbo . I could never make a name for myself if I was a hobbit . If I were a hobbit I would never want to be someone people notice. I do want to be a good example for people ,whether its through my writing or anything else I do . I cannot imagine my life as a little fellow is a big world . I want to be my own person in this life . I can honestly say that I would not be happy being, “only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all.”