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The Transformation Of A Hero

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Sankalp Nigam
Mrs. Phillips
English 9H Period 2
17 February 2015
The Transformation of a Hero
“Life asks us to try things, make mistakes, and commit to a path of growth and maturity. Anyone can get old, but growth only comes with effort and commitment” said Phillip Humbert. Humbert tells people that the only way to grow and transform is by trying new things. One example of the path is the hero’s journey, which is a procedure of events that lead to a change in a person. This is what happens to the hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien establishes in his fantasy novel, The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins is a well-to-do hobbit that is not keen on adventure and enjoys the comfort and safety of his home. Bilbo is just an ordinary hobbit living peacefully under the hill in his hobbit- hole until he is asked to join an adventure. He has two adverse personality traits from his ancestors and experiences dissonance between the contradictory characteristics. One of his ancestors are the Baggins, who are respected people and never do anything unexpected and don’t have adventures. On the other hand, he also possesses traits from his Took ancestors, who love adventure, but are less respected even though they are richer. One day Gandalf asks Bilbo to join him on a quest to retrieve jewels from a dragon’s cave. Bilbo immediately declines the offer, but begins to contradict his own thinking which leads him to eventually join the voyage to the Lonely Mountains. Bilbo’s Took side proved dominant over his Baggins side

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