Whats important about how Bilbo and Frodo are different from other hobbits after their adventures?
At the beginning of the trilogy, Bilbo doesn’t seem to age, and that seems queer to the rest of the hobbits. But what makes him queer-I don’t mean in the slang sense, but different-is that he has been stretched. He has a sensitivity to moral issues that he has gained from carrying the Ring for so many years, and having to resist temptation. To be a good person is to be queer, the way a saint is queer.
