What happens in chapter 1 The Hobbit?
In Chapter 1 of The Hobbit we learn that hobbits are a lot like regular people, except for being half as tall and having just a little magic to help them disappear when they hear humans coming around. Bilbo is one such hobbit. One day, he gets a knock on his door from a wizard named Gandalf.
What is the first chapter of The Hobbit?
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.
What is the theme of chapter 1 of The Hobbit?
The Hobbit’s main theme is Bilbo’s development into a hero, which more broadly represents the development of a common person into a hero. At the beginning of the story, Bilbo is timid, comfortable, and complacent in his secure little hole at Bag End.
What happens at the end of chapter 1 in The Hobbit?
At last, Gandalf arrives with the head dwarf, Thorin. The thirteen dwarves and the wizard nearly clean out Bilbo’s pantry before finally settling down to discuss their business. It soon becomes clear that Gandalf has volunteered Bilbo to be a “burglar” for the dwarves on their adventure.
What is the first line of Lord of the Rings?
One ring to rule them all. One by one, the free lands of Middle-Earth fell to the power of the Ring, but there were some who resisted. A last alliance of men and elves marched against the armies of Mordor, and on the very slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-Earth.
What characters are introduced in chapter 1 of The Hobbit?
The first chapter introduces a wizard, Gandalf, and thirteen dwarves. While these creatures are not real to the reader’s experience, the narrator describes them in a matter-of-fact way as possessing a history and understandable character traits in addition to their unique physical appearance.