I Don't Know If This Was Obvious To Everyone Else, But I Just Realised That One Of The Reasons Why The

I don't know if this was obvious to everyone else, but I just realised that one of the reasons why the Hobbit is so effective as a children's book is that while Bilbo is an adult, the skills that make him a hero are all those of a child.

By human standards he's child-sized, which makes him unobtrusive and light on his feet. He can slip by unnoticed where bigger people can't.

He's good at playing games, and even cheats (successfully!) in a way that - let's face it - is not so different to how children try to cheat at games. He's polite in a way that's fully comprehensible to children (rather than, say, being able to perform courtly manners). He's quick-witted, but the trick of keeping the trolls talking is also one that would be achievable for a child.

He doesn't have magic powers, he's not a great fighter, and he's not some kind of Chosen One. There's not much that he does that couldn't be done by a ten-year-old, but the story shows just how valuable all those skills and traits are. It's very empowering.

More Posts from Tarume and Others

9 months ago

I don't care about the Republican strategy against either Biden or Harris, but doesn't it bother you that nobody voted for her? That she was installed by the powers that be? She wasn't an option during the primaries. When she tried running before nobody voted for her. It's a hole in the democratic process and concerning. Does that not bother anyone?

I usually try to stay out of politics of a country that's not my own, but can we for a moment admire the absolute ARTISTRY of Biden's dropout move?

Like, this is the check mate move of politics. He stayed as a nominee until the last possible second so the Republicans would waste all of theit anti-campaign money on him, let them make fools of themselves in their overconfidence, with Project 2025 and fucking Vance as vice nominee, let all of the slander and bad press be atributed to him, and then dropped out and let Kamala Harris step in as the squeaky clean candidate that the Republicans had no plan for? This had to have been planned, but they kept it quiet until the last minute so it could take their opponents completely off their guard, Republicans are scrambling and every Democrat voter is suddenly motivated to get her into the seat because they know she can do even better than Biden already did.

Shah mat indeed. The Republican king is helpless. And I think that's beautiful.

2 months ago

Her insisting on calling him Brian is peak toddler and I love them all.

11 months ago

Just something to think about this Thursday morning!!

6 months ago
tarume - Untitled
apparently health CEOs are getting their Wiki pages deleted pic.twitter.com/R5ChccoMqO

— db (@dbessner) December 6, 2024
Lmao Now They're Just Straight Up Trying To Wipe The Names Of Executives Off Of The Internet. The Light

lmao now they're just straight up trying to wipe the names of executives off of the internet. the light switch has been thrown and the roaches that have infested this house for far too long are scattering like never before.

6 years ago

I love this art!!!

Monkey D Luffy

Monkey D Luffy
1 year ago

Warriors headcanon: He's the hero before Wild. He's the Hero from 10,000 years ago. He fought the first Calamity years after his first adventure, won, and saved Hyrule. Except at the time of Linked Universe, he hasn't yet fought the Calamity. He does not know that Wild's past is his future.

Wild headcanon: He's dreading meeting the hero from the first calamity, because what would they ever think of him if they knew he failed? He's positive the Hero of 10,000 Years Ago would hate him. He's convinced they would see him as a failure. He does not know the Hero of 10,000 Years ago is his brother.

Warriors headcanon: He likes Wild. Wild is his brother. He's knows he comes after the others, and everyone knows Wild comes at the end. Which means he's sometime after Twilight/Legend/Wind and before Wild. Wild's story is a tragedy to him. Wild's story doesn't have a happy end, in his eyes. He wants to prevent it from happening at all, but if he can't, then he'll prepare Wild as best he can. Warriors is the reason the Yiga exist, but he's also the reason the Shrines were built.

Wild headcanon: He's not actually that upset over what happened to him. He's sad he lost his memories, but eventually he learns to live with the fact that he'll never recover all of them. He's sad about what happened to the Hyrule from his memories, but he loves the Hyrule he lives in now. He's got trauma from dying, but he's also got so much to live for. He mourns what he's lost, but he thanks the Shrine for a second chance. Wild's story, to him, is that of a resurrection. His story has a happy end.

5 months ago

This graph implies either 1996 was 1000 years ago or the wheel was invented 90 years ago.

tarume - Untitled
2 years ago

sure there are owl city albums but there are also secret owl city albums (Adam young, sky sailing), double secret owl city albums (port blue, swimming with dolphins), and triple secret owl city albums (color therapy, windsor airlift) and that's JUST the stuff on spotify. the top secret stuff is on eleven year old youtube playlists (insect airport, behold! lawns, aquarium, a fuck ton more windsor airlift, etc)

4 months ago

Penelope: yeah so move the bed.

Odysseus, covered in blood: honey, love of my life, my Penelope, the reason for breathing, the fuck you mean move the damn tree!

  • dragonflyindisguise
    dragonflyindisguise liked this · 1 month ago
  • makb15
    makb15 liked this · 1 month ago
  • pokesweetsss
    pokesweetsss liked this · 1 month ago
  • grandehoneystardustnowhip
    grandehoneystardustnowhip liked this · 1 month ago
  • la-confrontation
    la-confrontation liked this · 1 month ago
  • hot-cole-aid
    hot-cole-aid liked this · 1 month ago
  • crispyzom
    crispyzom liked this · 1 month ago
  • middle-earth-nerd
    middle-earth-nerd liked this · 1 month ago
  • alex-a-toothpastedragoneer
    alex-a-toothpastedragoneer reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • alex-a-toothpastedragoneer
    alex-a-toothpastedragoneer liked this · 1 month ago
  • adragonsdance
    adragonsdance reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • adragonsdance
    adragonsdance liked this · 1 month ago
  • ellipsis-dotdotdot
    ellipsis-dotdotdot reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • ellipsis-dotdotdot
    ellipsis-dotdotdot liked this · 1 month ago
  • drifterslittlemuffin
    drifterslittlemuffin liked this · 1 month ago
  • thegremlininyourcloset
    thegremlininyourcloset reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • thegremlininyourcloset
    thegremlininyourcloset liked this · 1 month ago
  • gas1le
    gas1le liked this · 1 month ago
  • ken-dumbgenius
    ken-dumbgenius liked this · 1 month ago
  • fadedflame
    fadedflame liked this · 1 month ago
  • lollipopsandlandmines
    lollipopsandlandmines reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • elidiot
    elidiot reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • elidiot
    elidiot liked this · 1 month ago
  • airconditionedtea
    airconditionedtea liked this · 1 month ago
  • takeoutfood666
    takeoutfood666 liked this · 1 month ago
  • dusklight-soul
    dusklight-soul liked this · 1 month ago
  • rockierd21
    rockierd21 liked this · 1 month ago
  • zzz-doodles
    zzz-doodles liked this · 1 month ago
  • tentabulge-torturechamber
    tentabulge-torturechamber liked this · 1 month ago
  • impossiblynoisyrebel
    impossiblynoisyrebel liked this · 1 month ago
  • artemisprowls
    artemisprowls liked this · 1 month ago
  • anxiousopossum317
    anxiousopossum317 liked this · 1 month ago
  • marvel1228
    marvel1228 liked this · 1 month ago
  • 555-95472
    555-95472 liked this · 1 month ago
  • croroco
    croroco liked this · 1 month ago
  • help-i-need-a-cool-username
    help-i-need-a-cool-username liked this · 1 month ago
  • ciannx
    ciannx liked this · 1 month ago
  • too-many-fandoms-to-choose
    too-many-fandoms-to-choose liked this · 1 month ago
  • poyopoyopoyo
    poyopoyopoyo liked this · 1 month ago
  • realhumangay
    realhumangay reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • honey-birds-posts
    honey-birds-posts liked this · 1 month ago
  • jacksjargon
    jacksjargon liked this · 1 month ago
  • mushroomlouu
    mushroomlouu liked this · 1 month ago
  • cromocotton
    cromocotton reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • loustyleshtommo
    loustyleshtommo reblogged this · 1 month ago
  • usuallydistinguishedcolor
    usuallydistinguishedcolor reblogged this · 1 month ago
tarume - Untitled
Untitled

189 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags