on the Trolls, he accepts his fear: “Yes, I am afraid trolls do behave like that, even those with only one head each.” (Tolkien, pg. 35). However he fills himself with courage and goes on with the mission: “ He was very much alarmed, as well as disguised; he wishes himself a hundred miles away, and yet-and yet somehow he could not go straight back to Thorin and Company empty-handed. So he stood and hesitated in the shadows. Of the various burglarious proceedings he had heard of picking the trolls’ pockets seemed the least difficult, so at last he crept behind a tree just behind William.” (Tolkien, pg. 35). The Took side of him was taking over but he was not aware of it.

It is in chapter five “ Riddles in the Dark” where Bilbo starts his real …show more content…
In chapter twelve “Inside Transformation”, for example, he is the first one to go and check out Smaug, in spite of his fear: “ He was trembling with fear, but his little face was set and grim. Already he was a very different hobbit from the one that had run out without a pocket-handkerchief from Bag-End long ago. He had not had a pocket-handkerchief for ages. He loosened his dagger in its sheath, tightened his belt, and went on.” (Tolkien, pg.212). This is a magnificent act of bravery, not even the other dwarves were up to the challenge but Bilbo.

Finally, in the last chapter, “ The Last Stage”, Bilbo Baggins returned back to his hometown. At his arrival he discovered that most his furniture were sold: “It was nearly lunchtime, and most of the things had already been sold, for various prices from next to nothing to old songs (as is not usual at auctions).” (Tolkien, pg. 303). But for the new Bilbo this was irrelevant.

The protagonist not only lost his goods also his fame as a “respectable hobbit” vanished: “ he was in fact held by the hobbits of the neighbourhood to be “queer”-except by his nephews and nieces on the Took side, but even they were not encouraged in their friendship but their elders.“(Tolkien, pg. 304). Bilbo might have lost the respect of the other hobbits; on the other hand he had gained something more valuable, …show more content…
He was quite content; and the sound of the kettle on his hearth was ever more musical than it had been even in the quiet days before the unexpected party.” (Tolkien, pg. 304). Additionally, the song he intoned when he landed home demonstrates his internal shift. The lyric compile a brief summery of all the adventures he had passed through in a year. As the Wizard mention to him: “ My dear Bilbo!” he said. Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were. ” (Tolkien, pg. 302). But Mr. Baggins was already conscious of it.

Indisputably, Bilbo Baggins undergoes into a process of progressive transformation. Previously to the mission he was a cautious and monotonous hobbit who enjoyed harmony and by the end of it he developed into a brave hero. Yet he did not become arrogant, quite the opposite he had a better understanding of himself. By accomplishing the quest Bilbo was able to discover his capabilities and subjugate his flaws.

Indeed, the main theme of the book is the heroism and the inner metamorphosis of the main character, Bilbo Baggins. The author, J.R.R Tolkien delights us with a magical adventure that swept us into a fascinating world filled of tales, wizard, prophecies and hobbits; courageous hobbits that invite us to move out of our hole and go explore the other side of the