5/6 The Hobbit chapter 19
Chapter 19 - The Last Stage
Bilbo was now at Rivendell. He had not been home for over a year. At Riverdell, he and Gandalf rested and told their stories to Elrond. Then Gandalf confesses where he had been when he was not with the dwarves. He was at the great council of the white wizards who had driven the Necromancer from Mirkwood. The Necromancer was actually Sauron, the evil lord that appears in "the Lord of the Rings" as the main antagonist. Then they left Rivendell. They went past the river where they were captured by three trolls and dug up the box of treasure they took from the trolls.
Bilbo was surprised when he got back to his hobbit-hole. Bilbo was presumed dead, and his belongings were being sold at an auction. He stops the auction and gets his things back from other people, but he lost his reputation as a good hobbit. They thought Bilbo was queer, even when he told his stories to other people but they are suspicious about it. However, he didn't care because he had other friends such as Gandalf, Beorn, elves, dwarves and men. One autumn evening, Gandalf and Balin came to Bilbo's hobbit-hole. He welcomes them and chatted. They said that Bard became the new master, rebuilt Dale which became prosperous again. Lake-Town was rebuilt too but was bigger than the last one. The previous master took most of the treasure and fled, but died of starvation. Anyway, Bilbo was happy that he was in the comfy hobbit-hole again.
I thought this chapter was written to show Bilbo's hobbit-like personality again. He likes his peaceful and unadventurous lifestyle. However, he has changed from the hobbit one year before. He doesn't have respect from others but he doesn't care. This is because he has confidence in himself, and can have a satisfying life without other people's respects. I thought there is a contrast between Bilbo of chapter 1 and 19 and that emphasizes Bilbo's development. It is interesting that a hero who has changed the fate of Middle-Earth is living in the countryside quietly. I thought Bilbo's peace-loving personality comes from the author's experiences of WW1 because he served WW1 as a soldier. He might have learnt that peace was the best solution for a problem and wanted to write that message in his books too.
Bilbo was now at Rivendell. He had not been home for over a year. At Riverdell, he and Gandalf rested and told their stories to Elrond. Then Gandalf confesses where he had been when he was not with the dwarves. He was at the great council of the white wizards who had driven the Necromancer from Mirkwood. The Necromancer was actually Sauron, the evil lord that appears in "the Lord of the Rings" as the main antagonist. Then they left Rivendell. They went past the river where they were captured by three trolls and dug up the box of treasure they took from the trolls.
Bilbo was surprised when he got back to his hobbit-hole. Bilbo was presumed dead, and his belongings were being sold at an auction. He stops the auction and gets his things back from other people, but he lost his reputation as a good hobbit. They thought Bilbo was queer, even when he told his stories to other people but they are suspicious about it. However, he didn't care because he had other friends such as Gandalf, Beorn, elves, dwarves and men. One autumn evening, Gandalf and Balin came to Bilbo's hobbit-hole. He welcomes them and chatted. They said that Bard became the new master, rebuilt Dale which became prosperous again. Lake-Town was rebuilt too but was bigger than the last one. The previous master took most of the treasure and fled, but died of starvation. Anyway, Bilbo was happy that he was in the comfy hobbit-hole again.
I thought this chapter was written to show Bilbo's hobbit-like personality again. He likes his peaceful and unadventurous lifestyle. However, he has changed from the hobbit one year before. He doesn't have respect from others but he doesn't care. This is because he has confidence in himself, and can have a satisfying life without other people's respects. I thought there is a contrast between Bilbo of chapter 1 and 19 and that emphasizes Bilbo's development. It is interesting that a hero who has changed the fate of Middle-Earth is living in the countryside quietly. I thought Bilbo's peace-loving personality comes from the author's experiences of WW1 because he served WW1 as a soldier. He might have learnt that peace was the best solution for a problem and wanted to write that message in his books too.
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