Lord of the rings chapter 1:
When Mr. Bilbo and Mrs.Bilbo announced they would be celebrating their 60th anniversary with a gathering, there was much excitement and chatter in the air at the Hobbitation.
Mr and Mrs’s Bilbo were very wealthy and precise: they have been the talk in the air at hobbitation for over 50 years. Their riches have been brought back from their excursion to Fiji long ago. Where they sold all their paintings for a pretty penny.
As time passed it didn't seem to have much of an effect on Mr and Mrs Bilbo wealthiness and age. They both looked the same at 20 as they did at 50, and their relationship hadn’t aged. The others began to reference their relationship like Fine wine. Then there were some who shook their heads like they didn't believe it was real; others who were just (apparently) jealous.
“It will have to be an open bar,” they said. “Unless it is to much of a hassle to provide for ourselves.”
Besides some snarky comments, not a lot of trouble has come; as Mr and Mrs’s Bilbo were very generous when it came to charity events and most people were willing to go the extra mile. They both remained on good terms with their extended family (except of course the Walravens on the Mr’s side), as they carried strong opinions along with their moody personalities. Mr.Bilbo was the eldest of four; had four cousins that he got along with for the most part. But young Frodo, the youngest of them all, was his favourite. When Mr.Bilbo was 66 he adopted young Frodo. Mr.Bilbo, “also known as Chase Bilbo,” happened to have the same birthday”: both August 12th.
“You must come visit more; maybe one year we can spend our birthdays together!” Chase said to Bilbo. “Yes indeed. One day” Frodo responded with joy in his voice.
Reflection:
J.R.R Tolkien uses his writing to teach children about the true meaning of friendship which is shown through the relationship of Frodo and Mr.Bilbo. Tolkien writes this piece through the unknown third person narration style who is also omniscient. This is shown when said “Mr and Mrs’s Bilbo where very wealthy and precise they have been the talk in the air at the hobbitation for over 50 years.” The way the narrator references Mr and Mrs Bilbo as “they” reveals the third person point of view. The point of view is also shown when said “Mr.Bilbo was the eldest of four; had four cousins that he got along with for the most part.” The way the narrator references Mr. Bilbo as “he” makes certain of the third person point of view. Tolkien chose this writing style as it created an unbiased view for the readers as later on in the book the readers are introduced to the enemies the “dark” side which allows for the readers to be unbiased if we know the same about each character. Tolkien also chose to write through the omniscient narration style which is proven when the narrator says “But young Frodo the youngest of them all was his favourite”. The way that us readers have access to knowing Frodo is Mr.Bilbo's favourite cousin proves the omniscient narration style.
Tolkien also implements the use of similes through his writing, which helps to paint the picture of the scene for the readers as this is a fiction book; the readers have never seen anything like it. A simile is implemented when said “Then there were some who shook their heads like they didn't believe it was real; others were just (apparently) jealous.” The word “like” used when comparing the shaking of heads to the belief that Mr and Mrs Bilbo's age was real makes certain that this is a simile. It is also shown when said “The others began to reference their relationship like Fine wine.” which is proven to be a simile as the word “like” was used to compare Mr and Misses Bilbo age to “fine wine”. This helps to not only but in perspective to how old Mr and misses Bilbo are but to also to paint the picture to what they look like for the readers.
Tolkien also uses a lot of punctuation through his writing to really set the mood of the scene for the readers. Shown when said “Then there were some who shook their heads like they didn't believe it was real; others were just (apparently) jealous.” The use of the brackets surrounding the word “apparently” shows the readers the sense of irritable sarcasm taking place. The use of punctuation is also implemented when Mr. Bilbo says “You must come visit more; maybe one year we can spend our birthdays together!” The use of the exclamation mark at the end of Mr.Bilbo's sentence shows the excitement in his voice, helping to set the scene for the readers of Mr.Bilbo and Frodo’s friendship as they are excited “!” to see each other.
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