Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit) and Meggie Folcharts (Inkheart) Journey to Maturity

Have you ever been so excited to ride the tallest rollercoaster in the park only to wait in line for an hour and when you finally get to the top you begin to think to yourself, maybe this isn’t a great idea after all? Well, this closely resembles the feelings that Bilbo Baggins encounters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit when he is faced with going on an adventure. His Tookish side shows through his enthusiasm about going on the adventure. His Baggin’s side shows through his hesitation when the adventure actually begins.

During a Socratic Seminar about the Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien, many interesting topics were discussed. We spent the majority of the time talking about the main character Bilbo. During the beginning of the book, Bilbo was a very quiet and reserved hobbit. When there was a chance of going on an adventure, though, Bilbo ran out the front door without a second though. We ended up discussing why he did this. People said that Bilbo ran out for the adventure for a number of reasons, however I thought that he did it on pure impulse, and I made sure to make that opinion know. I think that, because of the opinions of the other hobbits, Bilbo was convincing himself that adventures were foolhardy and not worth the effort. However, Bilbo actually loves adventures,

At the beginning of the adventure, Bilbo was a timid, little hobbit with no idea how to steal or survive outside of his little hobbit hole. When Thorin and the rest of the dwarves first meet Bilbo, they question

In the chapters 1-5 Bilbo Baggins gave into the Took side of his family. The two sides that he has are very different from each other. On the tookish side he goes on many adventure. The baggins side has more of a chill side than adventurous side. The tookish side one of the ways was were when he went on the adventure with the took side of his family. Another way was by when he had tried to rescue the dwarves from the trolls.The last way was when he had fought Gollum and he tricked him. These are just a few ways of how Bilbo had fell into the took side of his family.

Prior to the quest, Bilbo Baggins was a conservative, respectable and stubborn hobbit who lead a rich and comfortable life (Stephanie web). These characteristics, as well as safety and a dull existence, are typical of the Baggins

Bilbo used to be one of the least adventurous hobbits out there. But he does things he never thought he would do, like accept the job as a burglar, and fulfills his duties as one. So in the sense, he gained an adventurous side of him he thought he never had. We see his adventurous side when he saves his friends from the prison of the wood elves. He could’ve just left them or begged the wood elf to free them, but he decided to wait for his one chance and escape with his friends. He stole the keys from one of the elves, set them free, put them into barrels and sent them all down the river. Now tell me what he did was not out of the ordinary or the least bit of adventurous. We also see his speech starting to change into an adventurer’s when he says, “I tell you the gold was only an afterthought with us. We came over hill and under hill for revenge.” First of all, he said this to the almighty Smaug, who could burn him to smithereens if he chose to. So he gained confidence as well, which came with the adventure side of him.

Chapter 5 writing task- In everyone's life they have bits and pieces of their personality “that either comes from their mom or dad’s side of the family.” In the novel, The Hobbit, Bilbo begins to come out of his comfort zone (which is the Baggins side of his family) and become a bit more of an adventurous Took. While doing this Bilbo goes on a journey, takes the risk of pick pocketing troll, and tricks a mysterious creature named Gollum.

He was loyal to the dwarves throughout their journey. Bilbo did not leave them, even when he had the opportunities and the rights to go back home. For instance, after he escaped the goblin’s cave, the dwarves did not know where he went. Bilbo could have easily slipped away, but instead, he searched for them. He could have traveled home, Bilbo missed his home very much, but he thought about how the dwarves have been trying to return home for many, many years.

In Conclusion, these two chapters show that Bilbo used his intellect to outwit the elves, bravery to save the dwarves, and strength to stand up to the elves. In which, he managed to escape the elves and save the dwarves from certain doom. Bilbo know realizes that he is now a hero and help the dwarves more on their adventure. Although, he wants to be a normal hobbit again go back to his hobbit

The hobbit seems to be conflicted after being offered the chance to join Gandalf and company on their quest. Following his refusal, he ended up going on the adventure and began to adapt to it. The effect of his decision transforms Bilbo into a slightly more brave and heroic version of himself. Similarly, he must overcome yet another challenge during an experience with Gollum. Gollum challenges Baggins to a game for the hobbit’s freedom and Baggins’ is able to outsmart the creature by himself and escape (Tolkien 92-105).

Bilbo Baggins have too sides of him. His took side they are different and also similar. On Baggins side of the family there are rich. There not the type of nasty dirty hobbit they are a very clean hobbit. He lived in a hobbit hole a very nice hobbit hole. The mother of Bilbo Baggins were Belladonna Took she was head of the hobbits . Baggins family didn’t like adventures , but they really was respectful .Took side of the family they were totally different in a way then the Baggins family.This side of the family was wealthy .They loved adventures weren’t afraid to go on risky adventures .There mother got married to Bilbo’s farther. Tooks were not as respectable as the Bagginses through they were undoubtedly richer. This two different sides

“The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out.” – J.R.R. Tolkien. In the beginning of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins wants nothing more than to “fence out the world” and continue his simple life in his hobbit hole. However, all that changed when Gandalf appeared one morning tempting him with adventures. Bilbo was quick to deny the adventure and say goodbye to the wizard. Instead of saying goodbye and leaving it be, Gandalf was sure that Bilbo was the one for the adventure he is about to go on. The next day, Bilbo is met with thirteen dwarves who attempt to convince him to go on their journey to the Misty Mountains. After denying multiple times, Bilbo finally chooses to

It was interesting doing this project because I thought about people who I have met during the course of my life, and saw that in many ways we are like Bilbo. We can sometimes be taken for granted or used for our good. Some of us are outspoken and have trouble speaking our mind. And others just need a little

Bilbo Baggins has two sides of the family. One side called the Took side where his mother was raised. The other side called the Baggins side where his father was raised. Both sides are very unique and different. And they have one thing that is in common. Both families are rich. The Took side is not respectable. They always went on adventures. Sometimes they were gone for months, but they

One of the recurring themes throughout The Hobbit is Tolkien’s manifestation of morality through his inherently good and evil characters. Although, some characters narrowly balance the line of good and evil through portraying characteristics such as greed, the hobbits represent naturally altruistic and peaceful characters. The protagonist Bilbo’s rational nature and willingness to compromise through his selfless transfer of the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking further highlights Tolkien’s portrayal of a simple and sensible twentieth century Englishmen in a fantastical setting. Even though he risks his promised sum of the treasures, Bilbo chooses to work as a peacekeeper to opt for a more sensible way of solving a problem. Therefore,