Bilbo Baggins

The process of becoming a hero which Bilbo goes through begins with a simple knock on his door one morning. Soon Bilbo is recruited, unknowingly and

“Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait” (132). In J.R.R.Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the reader is taken through a parable that follows Bilbo Baggins on the ‘Hero’s Journey.’ This fantasy classic begins with an ‘everyman’ hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who takes on a perilous journey to reclaim the dwarves’ homeland, The Lonely Mountain. After being spurred into action by Gandalf, the herald and mentor figure, Bilbo finds himself going on a pernicious venture that contradicts his docile nature, pushing him to play the role of

As children develop into adults, certain events and time periods stand out as the reason for important changes in their character. J.R.R. Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo's character into the three major part of the book, prior to the quest, during the quest, and after the quest.

To conclude, Bilbo begins off as a regular boring hobbit he was nowhere close as being described as a hero. Throughout the novel he begins to show some of those hero qualities he develops on the journey. Boring Baggins becomes a risk taker, is daring, and selfless, as he goes from hobbit to

In conclusion, we can now see that Bilbo is in fact a dynamic character. He gains many qualities he can use in the future, like courage, learning to use his wits, and letting out the adventurous side in him. He used to be almost paranoid, to himself, and strict. But now he has turned into something much bigger, an adventurer. So the adventure changed him for the better. This is how Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit we thought would never do anything

As the story goes on, he develops an understanding of what he is capable of. During the group’s first trial, when he is riding through the uninhabited Lone-lands Bilbo discovers he already misses his hobbit hole. It is raining and a pony runs away with their food leaving them short on supplies. A mysterious light is spotted and Bilbo is sent to investigate. He is courageous and tries to pickpocket a troll.

One of the prevailing themes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is the juxtaposition between home and the outside world. Throughout the novel, Tolkien behooves the reader to wonder whether or not adventure is beneficial for Bilbo, as opposed to staying back at his home in The Hill. Tolkien himself does not take a clear position on this himself. Instead, he brilliantly juxtaposes Bilbo’s home with the outside world and leaves it up to the reader whether going on an adventure with Gandalf and the dwarves was the correct course of action. Or in other words, Tolkien conveys both the notion that Bilbo is better off at home, and that he is better off going on the adventure. This paper will examine each side of this conflict; reasons to Bilbo to stay

Before realizing just how large of a journey was ahead of him, Gandalf, a well-known wizard, shows up on Bilbo’s doorstep looking for an adventure seeker. Gandalf seems to drag an unwilling Bilbo into the middle of this adventure as the burglar, or the

Bilbo is no stranger to this quest. He is torn between his Took side and his more respectable side. He struggles to find his place in the lawless world of adventure that he has embarked on. When the company encounters the trolls, Bilbo tries to prove his worth by stealing something from the trolls. When this goes wrong and he is discovered, the dwarves try to find him and they also are captured by the trolls. While trying to prove himself, Bilbo just about turned the whole company (except Gandalf) into a troll's

The Hobbit is a very adventurous tale brimming with various fantasy elements. These include, but are not limited to, magical spells, talking animals, fictitious species such as dwarves and goblins, and of course, heroic and valiant characters. While there are only a few truly heroic characters in the novel, each plays a very prominent role in the story. Over the course of the story there were three specific protagonists that deserved such a title: Gandalf, Bilbo, and Bard. I feel that these three displayed courageous, valiant personalities through their character's efforts within the story, more so than others might have.

He exhibits extreme bravery because he really does not want to confront Smaug, but he goes anyway. He also discerns Smaug's vulnerable spot, where he will eventually be shot by Bard's arrow. In addition After the Battle of Five Armies, Bilbo returns to his hobbit hole and to a life very much like the one he left with some important differences. He has more money, having been given a share of Smaug's hoard, and his life after he returns home is rather more eccentric than before, a much more Tookish life. As Bilbo started off as a person who never wanted to leave his own home and be a chicken until the end of the journey to being adventurous and brave.

This earns Bilbo some respect from the dwarves as they begin to realize that he is a beneficial asset to their group. Soon after a threatening thunderstorm occurs which renders Bilbo unconscious in a cave. Later when he awakes, Bilbo finds a ring which he absent-mindedly pockets. Bilbo uses quick-wit and bravery to outsmart Gollum, a creature who lives in the cave, in a game of riddles. Afterwards, when Gollum attempts to kill him, Bilbo uses his new ring to elude the creature by turning invisible and escaping this demonstrates Bilbo's newfound

He finds a ring in the caves where the goblins are. He finds out that the ring is used to make him invisible. that changes him because he thinks that he can do anything with the ring. Gandalf helps him through the story by giving him a sword. He uses the sword to kill the spiders, he then names the sword sting! Bilbo went from being afraid to being Brave! At the beginning bilbo was afraid of a lot of things, he didn't want to go on the adventure, he didn't want to go to the fire, and when he did there were three trolls.towards the end Bilbo gets more brave, he goes into the secret door mostly by himself.and he gets the dwarves away from the spiders. bilbo also gets them out from the woodelves castle.

Brought together by wizard Gandalf are the 13 dwarfs. They need Bilbo’s help to regain their fortress in the Lonely Mountain as well as their treasure that dragon Smaug has stolen. Initially, Bilbo doesn’t think that he is good enough for the title “burglar” but as he encounters obstructions along the way to Smaug’s cave he proves himself otherwise. In a fantasizing fashion, Tolkien takes the reader on Bilbo’s adventure in route to Smaug.

John Yazji Mrs. Canning C-mod English IV 21 August 2015 Summer Reading The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, is about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who lives in a quiet, peaceful life in a hole. One day a wizard, Gandalf, thinks Bilbo should go out on an adventure with thirteen militant dwarves lead by Thorin. The dwarves are trying to reclaim their treasure from the marauding dragon Smaug on Lonely Mountain, and they need Bilbo is to act as their burglar.