In the beginning of the story Bilbo was someone who was easily frightened but now he has grown much bolder in his adventure especially when he confronts Gollum. For example in chapter two when the trolls have taken the dwarves hostage Bilbo doesn’t try to help him for he is too scared. This is shown when he tells Thorin, “‘It’s trolls!’ said Bilbo from behind a tree. They had forgotten all about him” (Tolkien 39). The quote demonstrates Bilbo’s timidity as he pushes the responsibility of saving the dwarves to Thorin. However when Bilbo is cornered by Gollum and he refuses to kill him out of pity he doesn’t accept his demise. Instead he finds an alternative, “He trembled. And then quite suddenly in another flash, as if lifted by a new strength
