Bilbo Baggins goes on a quest as one of fourteen to take back the Lonely Mountain from the Dragon Smaug. Throughout most of the tale the dwarves do not take kindly to Bilbo, but they accept him into the fellowship. Do the dwarves truly care for Bilbo and are they friends, or is this simply the comradeship that comes with adversity? Comradeship is defined as the feeling of attachment that exists between people who share a common goal. While friendship is defined as the feeling of affection between people who share a bond and genuinely care for one another. “The Hobbit” starts off with the hobbit Bilbo inviting Gandalf, the wizard, over for tea. Gandalf ends up inviting an entire company of dwarves over too. One of the dwarves named Glion states
