... In The Hobbit, Bilbo, a hobbit from the Shire, is recruited as a burglar to go on an adventure to help reclaim the land of the dwarves. Bilbo and the thirteen dwarves encounter many different creatures along the way, some who want to help them and other who want to kill them. Through the journey Bilbo must grow into a true hero to save the dwarves and himself. Bilbo grew into a brave, selfless, and important member of the team who came to recognize good and evil. Bilbo through his many troubles during the adventure had to learn what it means to be a true hero. Bilbo was a coward in the beginning; he never wanted to leave his home. Whenever Bilbo was in the slightest danger, he turned into a coward complaining “Why did I ever leave my hobbit-hole” (p. 62, Tolkien). Bilbo...
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...In the book The Hobbit Bilbo is asked to go on a quest with thirteen dwarves where they are going to try and capture back all the gold and other goodies that the dragon has stolen from other who have tried to do the same thing before them. Bilbo gets invited to go on this quest not only because he has the ability to be sneaky but he is also smart and on any quest you have to be smart and intelligent if you are strong that helps but not in Bilbo's case. Cases of this being evident is when one of the ponies bolts another example is when Bilbo has to go searching for food, and the final example is Bilbo also has to be smart to not make the rash decision to fight the trolls but he has to be smart to make the decision to hide. Bilbo has to be smart because if he was the opposite he would have chased after the pony instead of trying to go find food and shelter. In this situation Bilbo and the dwarves had a pony that had their food and blankets and clothes the pony bolted instead of thinking he was good to go for the next couple of days he was smart and decided to go hunt for food shelter and clothes. Meaning while the others were sitting around Bilbo was trying to find them food and shelter if he was not smart he would be with them. This is very important because if Bilbo did chase after the pony he probably...
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...The third element of Tyre’s theory is “(3) at night” (Tyre 19). This element is still relevant to The Hobbit even though the entire journey did not take place at night. The important events that help transform Bilbo into a hero happen at night. “At night” could also be generalized as a state of darkness. Bilbo did do many heroic things in the actual nighttime but while on his journey, he had one encounter that was very symbolic. This particular scene, could have been literally at night but Bilbo was not sure when it was because he was in a cave that was full of darkness. Bilbo is awakened from being unconscious after the dwarves were taken by the goblins. He finds himself in a cave and while feeling around on the floor, in the darkness, he...
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...Is Bilbo a leader whenever Gandalf is away? The dwarves would never have made it to the Lonely Mountain without Bilbo. Bilbo is the one who killed the spiders and freed the dwarves from their webs. He is the one who led their escape from the Elven palace. The hobbit shows creativity and confidence throughout the journey. Both of those are characteristics of a leader. Bilbo is definitely a leader when Gandalf is away. Bilbo killed the spiders and freed the dwarves from their webs. The dwarves would never have made it to the Lonely Mountain if Bilbo had lacked the courage to fight the spiders. The group would have been eaten by the spiders. Bilbo demonstrates confidence while fighting and killing the spiders. Bilbo also exhibits creativity....
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...In J.R.R. Tolkien’s book, The Hobbit, the main character, Bilbo, makes a miraculous journey from hobbit to hero. A few instances that proves this are when Bilbo gives the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking, when he defeats Gollum and takes his ring, and when he saves the dwarves from the Elvenking’s palace. First off, Bilbo gave the Arkenstone to Bard and the Elvenking to prevent war. Bilbo did this knowing that he would face Thorin’s wrath. When he did this, he knew that he was walking into enemy territory. He did what he thought was best, no matter the consequences. This helps Bilbo on his way to hero because he displays braveness and perseverance. Secondly, Bilbo defeated Gollum in a riddle battle, but Gollum planned to kill Bilbo....
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...Bilbo Baggins Character Analysis Rough Draft “Hobbits really are amazing creatures… You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you at a pinch.” Bilbo is relatable to many people, even though he is a hobbit and not human. Bilbo found characteristics of himself that he did not know he had. Now he has more titles than just the hobbit under the Hill, he is an adventurer. Tolkien uses Bilbo as the central character to tell the audience that such a great event can change a person, but it is important for that person to keep their beliefs. Tolkien has created Bilbo as someone that can be related to. Tolkien clearly describes Bilbo’s Baggins-side, a well-respected hobbit family, and his Took-side, the out-there and adventurous family that “[wishes] to go and see the great mountains… and wear a sword instead of a walking stick.” It is easy to relate to someone like this by enjoying the comfort of everyday life, but also wishing something fun, exciting, and new would happen. This helps Tolkien introduce Bilbo as the protagonist and help the readers be more empathetic towards him. Because Bilbo’s Took-side led him go on this...
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...- Explain Bilbo’s evolution from human body to adventure. Bilbo Baggins is a quiet and residential hobbit who appreciates living in his cushy opening in The Hill. His life is very glorious by hobbits' norms, which is to say, there is no energy and there are a lot of dinners every day. Bilbo is the main child of Belladonna Took and the Took are a well off family however Belladonna and a couple of the others had daring streaks and they were not about as respectable as the Bagginess. In this story, Bilbo is going to lose his respectability on a somewhat wild exploit. (J.R.R.Tolkien, 2014). One of Belladonna's old companions is a wizard by the name of Gandalf yet despite the fact that he has no official business in Hobbit on (the spot where Hobbits live),...
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...The Godly Characteristics of Bilbo Bilbo has many Godly characteristics in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He decides to help the dwarves by going on the journey, Bilbo risks his own life to help the dwarves many times, and he gives the Arkenstone to Bard to help his people. Bilbo shows that he is helpful, caring, and selfless on his journey with the dwarves. The first characteristic is that he decides to go on the journey to help the dwarves. Bilbo doesn’t like to go on adventures, because he likes to be comfortable in his little hobbit hole. Gandalf says, “There is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself.” Bilbo is scared to go and he thinks he isn’t brave, but Gandalf knows that Bilbo is brave and he can be a hero. He starts to be a hero when he saves the dwarves for the first time. Bilbo has to risk his life to help the dwarves many times in this book. He cares enough to help them when they are imprisoned in the dungeon of the wood elves and when they are captured by the giant spiders. In the wood elves’ dungeon when Bilbo has freed all the dwarves he tells them, “You just follow me! We must all keep together and not risk getting separated. All of us must escape or none, and this is our last chance.” Bilbo could leave them in the dungeon for the rest of their lives, but he decides to stay and free them. Bilbo also shows that they were a team because he says,” All of us must escape or none.” Bilbo is not just brave and caring. He...
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...Have you ever thought of what makes a hero well a hero is it sitting around in a hole doing nothing but eat and enjoying life not really, at least when I think of a hero I think of someone who is strong,bold,brave, and just all around really well known for what they do. That is not the case with Bilbo Baggins have you ever heard the saying don’t judge a book by it’s cover well this is one of those situations Bilbo is well known for doing what he does and that is sitting around doing well every thing that a normal hobbit does these things being sitting around eating and just enjoying the comforts of life. Bilbo is not considered strong to begin with at the start of the book but by the end they find out where most of his strength really is and that is in the way he thinks about situations at the start of the book he would just rush into situations without any preparation but by the end of the book he is considered the biggest hero of them all....
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...Changes Of Bilbo Baggins Since its first publication in 1937, The Hobbit has been rendered into more than a dozen film adaptations. Each of these films portrays a new perspective to the original work with variations big and small. Essentially, the movie versions can be seen as interpretations of Tolkien’s text since visual media cannot fully convey the events and character entirely. Once put on a screen, the plot must be shortened to fit the running time, character simplified and made symbolic. A case in hand is the 2012 movie edition directed by Peter Jackson. The main difference between the film and the text is that the movie focuses more, maybe too much on the character Bilbo Baggins. As a result, in Tolkien’s text the story is told by an omniscient narrator whereas the movie from Bilbo’s Perspective. Tolkien’s description of Bilbo reflects the culture and underpinnings of Middle-earth during the third age by presenting him as a “Baggins”, a well-respected family among the Hobbit community, an eager adventurer and a philosopher who is a product of his time while the movie presents him as a cowardly man, afraid of the world outside of the Shrine. Consequently, viewers of The Hobbit see Bilbo differently, which dilutes Tolkien’s portrayal of Bilbo’s personality trait as a hero. Firstly, in Tolkien’s narrative text, the themes of heroism and Bilbo’s character development from being an average hobbit into the hero at the end of the story looms largely not only as an exposition...
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...In the novel The hobbit a character named Bilbo Baggins becomes an exceptional hero. As Mr. J.R.R. Tolkien writes that Bilbo is an ¨unexpected hero¨, but in my eyes this was not unexpected nor was it accidental. In The Hobbit there are three main ways Bilbo went from hobbit to hero. These ways are, when he fights the trolls, when he saves the dwarves from spiders, and when he turns the Arkenstone over to the Elvenking and bard to prevent war. Bilbo first starts his journey from hobbit to hero when he fights the trolls over the ponies. As stated in The Hobbit,¨ Then Bilbo plucked up the courage to put his little hand in William´s enormous pocket… William turned around at once and grabbed Bilbo by the neck, before he could hide behind a tree.¨ This quote from the text explains how Bilbo became a hero because he tried to steal from the trolls, for the greater good of the group. Knowing this, this part of the journey is one where Bilbo gets one step...
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...Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins, one of the main characters of The Hobbit, he was a hobbit who lived a very peaceful, timid, and sheltered life before he was approached by Thorin and the dwarves. They invited him to go with them on some adventures. He was known as a respectable, humble, and an unadventurous hobbit by others. When Bilbo was approached to go on the adventures, he was reluctant to go at first; however, he wanted and found a new sense of adventure and excitement that he was missing previously in his life. During his early years as a hobbit, he always had a sense of curiosity and was eager to learn new things but he never did until later in life. Bilbo wanted to prove to himself that he was adventurous and he wanted to live his life to the fullest. He came out of his shell eventually and some of his earlier adventurous actions with the dwarves were somewhat wreck less and illegal and he lost some respect of others. He wanted to prove that he was capable of great things and he had heroic abilities of one who could help defeat the dragon or his opponents. He gained confidence in himself overtime. He also found himself in life threatening situations through out his adventures. These made him stronger physically as well as mentally. He became more self assured about his abilities as a fighter and adventurer. He changed over time because he learned to fight his fears, became more aggressive and clever. During his adventures, he acquired some treasures, became the ring bearer...
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...Gandalf and 13 dwarves come into Bilbo Baggins’ house like they own the place, and as they are making themselves at home and eat all of Bilbo’s food, Bilbo learns through conversations that Gandalf has chosen him to go on their adventure. Gandalf says on page 22, “You asked me to find the fourteenth man for your expedition, and I chose Mr. Baggins . . .” On page 30, Bilbo still does not believe that he is going on this expedition, saying, “I will give you a good breakfast before you go.” Then, Thorin reminds him, “Before we go, I suppose you mean.” Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist in this story. He is a very peaceful and wealthy Hobbit that loves “living in the beautiful hobbit-hole built by his father . . .” (Page 5) Bilbo enjoys his life...
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...In The Hobbit, youthful Bilbo Baggins casually living in his satisfying little hobbit hole is hurried away by the apocryphal wizard Gandalf and a cluster of lionhearted dwarves to restore their lost treasure. Long ago, back in the day when dwarves populated the lonely mountain, they were acclaimed for their mining techniques. They put these to good use for uncovering gold from beneath. But as their golden wealth grew into a rather colossal size, it caught the attention of the hideous dragon Smaug. Dragons are known for their love of treasure and must have more of it at any cost. Smaug, an especially grand and ugly dragon attacked the lonely mountain and chased the dwarves away. This situation persisted until, one day, thirteen dwarves(Thorin,...
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...Why growth and strength is important Bilbo was forced to go on an unfamiliar adventure, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. He went through everything a creative mind could imagine, from floating in wine barrels to being grabbed out of the sky by eagles. Bilbo, at first was a frightened, scared little hobbit but as the adventure drew on he gained much strength. He learned how to be loyal to what he thought was a good leader. He gained so much respect that many of the hobbits now saw him as a leader himself. Bilbo went through as many trials as all of the other hobbits but it was the way he took it. In the beginning of the story he went through the worst of weather. Bilbo heartily misses home, he explained this adventure business is cold, wet, and uncomfortable! Next they come across three trolls named Bert, Tom, and William, and of course they sent bilbo to investigate. Bilbo was captured and almost cooked, he did not get off to a good start....
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