Fellowship of the Rings Beginning of Chapter 1

Hobbiton in the Shire in front of Frodo's house.

     After reading chapter one, my question was what will Frodo do now that he is alone without Bilbo or Gandalf around? In chapter one, Bilbo celebrates his 111th birthday and Frodo celebrates his 33rd birthday. It is a very expected party in Hobbiton because Frodo will be coming of age and 111 is a very special number to hobbits. At dinner, Bilbo gives a speech to all the hobbits that have come, upsetting a few of them. He tells them how grateful he is for them to be there, but how he needs to see the world one last time before he passes on to the next life. I think he is very adventurous because of this last statement and that it is good to be outside. Behind his back he slips on a golden ring and he disappears with a flash of light. Frodo knew about this plan of course, and after saying goodbye to all of the guests he goes home. A few minutes before he arrives, Bilbo is telling Gandalf about what he is leaving for Frodo, the whole house at bag end, his will, A few other documents, and the golden ring. I think this is surprising because Bilbo really is attached to the ring as in the next sentence. Just as he is about to leave, Gandalf reminds Bilbo to put the ring back in the manilla envelope. Then Bilbo is suddenly very protective of the ring and calls it precious. I think this is very odd because you shouldn't be that protective of a ring.  I think Frodo is bewildered that Bilbo actually left then is sad because he didn't get to say good bye to Bilbo. Finally, Gandalf tells Frodo that he must leave and will most likely not see him for a long a while. So overall in this chapter, Bilbo and Frodo celebrate their 33rd and 111th birthdays and then Bilbo uses a ring to disappear to see the world one more time. He gives the ring unwillingly to Frodo along with his entire house. Finally Bilbo heads off into the world leaving Frodo completely alone