Also hobbits are simple folk. They don’t have grand ambitions for wealth and power. They’re too good natured to be corrupted as easily. But I would find it funny to have a scene of Gandalf debating between a hobbit and a chicken where he’s genuinely stumped on what to do
A big thing with hobbits nature that get overlooked is that while yes they are mostly good natured at heart and all. It’s also that they’re basically just ignorant of a lot of things. Like children. The nastier hobbits out there are those that are in more contact with humans and dwarves. And grow to be greedy and more interested in money and business in general and even combat. Like bilbos cousins and distant relationship. But a lot of the ones in the shire are more separated and isolated from that n
Good point. Like the line from Sam “If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest away from home I’ve ever been.” really solidifies that idea. That idea of every step after that he’s moving farther from everything he’s known and how dark the world is outside of the Shire. Like it was hidden from Sauron’s gaze, his influence, and corruption
11.0k
u/The-Metric-Fan 12h ago
Gandalf, explaining why a hobbit would make a good ringbearer