Bilbo Baggins is a comfort and peace-loving hobbit who rarely goes out of his comfort zone. When he was suddenly recruited as the burglar of the dwarves’ expedition to reclaim their treasure, he was greeted with prejudice from Gloin, an existing member. Bilbo reacts by defending his honor. From Gloin and Bilbo’s interaction, one can clearly see how determined and prideful Bilbo is. Upon meeting Bilbo, Gloin immediately deduced he was meek and cowardly. In paragraph 3, he says,” It is all very well for Gandalf to talk about this hobbit being fierce, but one shriek like that in a moment of excitement would be enough to wake the dragon and all his relatives, and kill the lot of us. I think it sounded more like fright than excitement!” Gloin
