In The Hobbit, Mr. Tolkien inputs many intriguing traits into the characters. Many are positive and many are negative to him. An interesting question along with it is, intelligence or physical strength, which is better? Mr. Tolkien demonstrates this throughout the book. What matters most is what is negative, positive, and intelligence over physical strength. First, Mr. Tolkien considers unpreparedness negative. He believes unpreparedness is negative because he emphasized how Bilbo was sorry and how,” But I have come without my hat, and I have left my pocket handkerchief behind,and I haven't got any money.” He also emphasized on how they really were in a dismal situation in the rain when they could not have a dry place to stay, they did