Hobbit: The Hole-Dweller

After watching the whole series of Lord of the Rings movies last weekend, I was amazed by J.R.R. Tolkien's world and how he came to think of a whole new world. This world, figuratively, takes you in and puts you in the middle of the fantastic creature of the Middle-Earth. Even in the movie, which according to what my mother said was nothing compared to the books, I could feel the terror of the "Eye of Sauron." My mother also said that this was the best movie of a book she has read. She said everything single detail was a she has imagined it when she read the book in college. Different from other parents I know, my mother still had the fascination of such a great book.

A few days after we watched the movie, I could not shake the idea of the "Ring" and the "Middle-Earth." I decided that I should enter this world at some point. Like any sensible human, I decided that the best place to penetrate this world is the beginning, and hence started reading the "Hobbit." "Hobbit" I later found out was a more happier novel than the Lord of the Rings series. Considering Sauron has not regained his power yet, there is no imminent that, if not dealt with immediately, will destroy the whole Middle-Earth. Even though I am not even close finishing the book it has been my pleasure to read it everyday, at home or on the ay to school. Every time I read a little more of the book, I am reminded of the vast possibilities of the Middle-Earth: from the goblins to to the hobbits and from Gollum to Smaug. So there was one thing left in my mind after all this: what is a Hobbit and how did Tolkien create such creatures of peace and tranquility?

A hobbit literally means, as I have learned from my English teacher, a hole-dweller. It is derived from the Latin word, Holbytla. What most amazed me is aside from using the everyday fantastic creatures like elves and dwarves, Tolkien has based all his books on his own race of creatures, the Hobbits. When you look at the description of a Hobbit, you can see they are pretty much likes dwarves yet so far from them. They look like humans but differ from us in uncountable ways. Hobbits have their own understanding of the world and live in solitude from the evils of the whole world, in their peaceful little town called, "The Shire." They are fond of eating and have up to six meals per day. Hobbits are wondrous creatures of Tolkien's imagination that I will savor learning morning about them on my quest in the far reaches of the Middle-Earth.