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Significant Themes In 'The Hobbit'

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The Hobbit has many significant themes throughout the novel. Themes such as, too much of something good is a bad thing. This theme is shown on page 241. It states, " Long hours in the past days Thorin had spent in the treasury, and the lust of it was heavy on him." However the most significant theme in The Hobbit is, you never know what you are capable of doing unless you try. For example on page 3 it states, " The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for times out of mind, and people considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected." This shows that Bilbo Baggins is known for neglecting adventures. This also shows that Bilbo himself does not know what he is capable of doing. Another example of this theme is shown in chapter 5, when Bilbo had found himself in a dark cave with no sound nor light. Then comes Gollum a strange creature in search of a precious item. Bilbo Baggins has to find a way outside of this mysterious cave so he bribes Gollum. He then finds the precious item Gollum was searching for, a powerful ring which makes you invisible. He then finds his way out of the cave and passes the goblins and then escapes to meet back up with the …show more content…

Bilbo was not captured because he slipped on the powerful ring before the elves could see him. It is Bilbo's responsibility to find all the dwarves cells and help them escape. He then manages to do so. A great quote Thorin states was " Gandalf spoke true, as usual!" " A pretty fine burglar you make, it seems, when the times comes." Bilbo then thinks of a great plan which is to stuff the dwarves in barrels down a stream which leads to their escape. This is a great example of the theme in action because Bilbo did something unexpected because he tried something new which is very uncommon for a

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