True Nathaniel Hawthorne was an advocate of the transcendentalists
There was nothing in the house to demand care, to claim attention, to cumber my consciousness with it's insistent, unchanging companionship.
<u>Explanation:</u>
This line in the passage shows that the things in the house are a burden. There was nothing in the house that could give care or attention to the people and were all materialistic things.
All this tells us that the things were not to be with the people and were all materialistic. They could not give companionship, love and care to the people and were only considered as a burden.
What is the underline words
One of the themes is that the author want his readers to know that there is more to life then we can see, or that a building/ strengthening a friendship is worth more than any treasure. Another one is like don't judge a book by its cover in this case the author is trying to point out when gandalf said that biblo is more than what meets the eye and thorin and co. underestimated him. Until he found the ring. Sorry if this is spoiling the book to anyone. Hope this helps! Have a great day!
