Examples Of Courage In The Hobbit

If you were in the face of moral danger, would you step up or back away and cower away from danger? Well, in the story The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien the main character, Bilbo, has to face danger multiple times when he went on a quest to help strangers take back their home. Bilbo shows his change from being a coward to a person who lives life more adventurously and courageously. Some ways he exhibits these actions is when he initially leaves and leaves his home, when he gets kidnaped by a group of goblins he was barely phased by it, and when he goes face to face with Smaug very strong dragon.

Thesis: In The Hobbit, Tolkien wants to show the reader that anyone, from any background can step up to a challenge, and be extraordinary rather than ordinary.

is what Bilbo had to say to Thorin when their ultimate goal was going to be accomplished.  Bilbo forgot about the dangers, about his old home, about his rewards, he just wanted to help, and the fearless Bilbo was brought out of him.  Courage is a hard thing for a person to acquire, but can be obtained by their achievements and

First of all, he gains courage in the story. Before he went on this adventure, he was timid and to himself. This is because hobbits didn’t go on anything dangerous, especially adventures. This all changes as soon as Bilbo goes on this journey with Gandalf and the dwarves. We see our first example of this when he tries to steal from the three huge, nasty

First , Tolkien has a totally different mindset than we do. The positive character traits are being adventurous and being wild minded, and when bilbo accepted the challenge to go to fight the trolls. He went to go get back the treasure that belonged to him and other people that smog stole. He went on this long trip just to get back what’s his. He was very positive about going on this trip. He thinks that tookish side on chapter one to be very positive. These are some things that J.R.R. Tolkien thinks

Do you ever wonder what kind of person you are? Are you adventurous, perseptive, athletic? Have these traits ever affected your decision making? Because in “The Hobbit” By J.R.R. Tolkien, The protagonist Bilbo Baggins feels conflicted whether he should act like his more daring ancestors, the Tooks by embarking on a perilous journey to retake a kingdom. Or to be like his more respectable ancestors, the Bagginses and stay in the comfort of his warm home. As you can see, the traits he has acquired from his forebears are altering the way he sees the situation. Much like Bilbo, I believe that we all have similar sides to our personalities, whether the conflict is to be brave or timid, or smart rather than foolishly. And it is up to us to correctly

In the book The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien he makes sure you know that the theme is about how crucial it is for people to step outside of their comfort zone and be brave because it may be a fun adventure and people might just make new friends. Otherwise they will have a mundane life. On page 22, Gandalf and the dwarfs are trying to convince Bilbo that he should go on the adventure with them "'I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket expenses, time required and remuneration, and so forth' by which he meant 'What am I going to get out of it? and am I going to come back alive?'" This shows how Bilbo is working up the courage to go on the adventure and this is the moment that he starts to be brave. In the book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien on page 198, Tolkien wrote, "He gazed for what seemed like an age, before being drawn almost against his will, he stole from the shadow of the doorway, across the floor to the nearest edge of the mounds of treasure.

This carried a great responsibility, especially to someone as plain as Bilbo. When the time came, however, Bilbo rose to the challenge and saved his friends. When they were attacked by spiders, for example, Bilbo made all of the spiders chase him so that they would leave his friends alone. If it were not for his courage, the dwarves would have perished. Another example of Bilbo’s courage is when they reached the Misty Mountains.

His bravery grows over the course of the book, but even in the beginning his courage is evident. He had just been told he is going on a freighting adventure, “a journey from which some of [them], or perhaps all of [them]...may never return” (17) and yet he still is able to say “[t]ell me what you want done, and I will try it, if I have to walk from here to the East of East and fight the wild Were-worms in the Last Desert” (19). Here is a creature who has “never had any adventures or done anything unexpected” (3), and still agrees to go on a mysterious adventure, to assist people he met only a few hours prior. This either shows immense bravery, or stupidity, and from a “very well-to-do hobbit” (3) such as Bilbo, bravery is the only clear option. Additionally, after embarking on his journey, he faces many challenges that show the courage of a more traditional hero. As they travel through Mirkwood (a fearsome and dark forest), the company finds themselves hostages of spiders that intend to kill Bilbo and his friends. After killing a spider without any help from his friends, he undergoes an emotional change. Through his brave actions, he goes from the hobbit “who never had any adventures or did anything unexpected” (3) to “a different person, and much fiercer and bolder” (144) His bravery ends up changing himself more than any other, and for the better. He grows to have faith in himself, and he might

These books are an amazing at showing the hero's journey in mostly different ways,wet they still have similarities. A dog’s life is about a stray dog struggling to find a home and is given many challenges. The hobbit is about a fat hobbit who is brought up to a journey by the wizard Gandalf to help the dwarves reclaim there mountain stolen by a dragon. Both authors portray the hero's journey in mostly different ways yet some similarities. The first way the novels are different is that stages both protagonist in the novels faced are different.

People use courage all the time. Courage is shown in 9/11 videos with the first responders running into the buildings to save the people suffering, in the military when men and women go fight for the freedom and safety of our country, and sometimes in ordinary people in their everyday lives. In "The Hobbit", J.R.R Tolkien demonstrates how an ordinary person can be very couragous when faced with difficult obstacles. In Bilbo Baggins ordinary world, he lives in a shire called Hobbiton.

Tolkien’s quote is synonymous with the beginning of a journey, the experiences to come, and the choice yet to make.

Joseph Campbell has an analysis of myths, quests, and adventure stories. This analysis is called Hero with a Thousand Faces and follows a specific step by step journey and it is all the same. I believe that the Hobbit follows the steps to a journey. The first step is the call to adventure. The second step is the hero crosses the threshold of adventure. Then the third step is the hero faces various tests and receives magical aid. Next the hero faces the final test. Finally the hero faces another challenge before bringing peace to humanity.

Bilbo Baggins is one of the main characters of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Being a main character in a story, especially an adventure story, typically comes with some pretty hefty responsibilities. More often than not, the main character is also the hero. A hero is defined as “a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities,” and these are not necessarily qualities readily attributed to Bilbo Baggins (oxforddictionaries.com). This essay will look at three ways in which Bilbo contrasts the traditional characteristics of a hero and what transformations he ends up making to fit the mold more closely. It will examine his lineage, his strength, and his attitude as well as the changes he makes throughout the story.

That is the theme of The Hobbit, the definitive fantasy novel that birthed a generation of inspired literature. The heroism that Bilbo lacked, the heroism that he later earned in his own rite of passage. Becoming a hero is no easy feat, but we must all make our own attempts at becoming a hero. No matter how comfy and cozy we are sitting around in our holes and feasting on snacks between first and second dinner. Tolkien shows us the journey of a simple hobbit, a representative of our own laziness and cowardice, in order to encourage heroism in all who read his