Would you go on some random adventure that could help your friend and maybe even save your friend's life, but could also kill you? Bilbo Baggins joins Thorin Oakensheild and his company, alongside Gandalf, to go on a quest to reclaim the dwarves home and kill Smaug the dragon. Bilbos life is completely changed the day 12 dwarves and a wizard come for tea. Bilbo goes against his people's way of life to go on an adventure. He finds his strength to battle against giant spiders to save his friends.

Bilbo goes against his people's way of life to venture off with a bunch of dwarves. Hobbits normally live in the Shire their entire life and go about their daily business, but Bilbo changes that for the better. "To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without a hat, walking stick or any money, or anything that he usually took when he went out; leaving his second breakfast half finished and quite unwashed-up, pushing his keys into Gandalf's hands, and running as fast as his furry feet could carry him down the lane, past the great Mill, across the Water, and then on for a whole mile or more" (30 Tolkien). This is significant, because it shows that Bilbo leaves his home and life behind, racing out of the Shire to catch up with the company. Bilbo goes against his people's nature and way of life to go on an adventure. …show more content…
Along the way, Bilbo found the strength to taunt and kill gigantic spiders to save his friends. "It had thought of starting the feast while the others were away, but Mr. Baggins was in a hurry, and before the spider knew what was happening it felt his sting and rolled off the branch dead,"(160). Even though he's a small Hobbit, Bilbo finds strength to save his