The Hobbit Bilbo Character Traits

Decent Essays
In The Hobbit, By J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien considers the characters to have many different character traits. Tolkien uses positive, and negative character traits, but the most important trait is physical strength for most of his characters.
Positive traits are found in Bilbo Baggins,gandalf the grey,and the other hobbits.The tookish side of Bilbo is positive because it involves being adventurous which is healthy and being healthy is positive.
Bilbo's negative Baggins side makes him want to sit down all day and eat and be lazy,to a small extent laziness is healthy but laziness leads to self entitlement and laziness is very very

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    Everyone in life goes through change, and without it life would be bland and boring. Change is what adds the variety and fun to life. In the book The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins used to be someone who would stay at home and didn’t want anything to interrupt his daily routine, but one day Gandalf and a bunch of dwarves hauled him along on their long, treacherous journey to reclaim their stolen gold. After this, Bilbo has started to show signs of him changing from a boring old hobbit, to a hero that saved the day. Some of these signs are shown when Bilbo frees the dwarves from the spider web and kills a spider, when he steals the keys from the guards and helps the dwarves escape by floating them down the river in barrels, and when he bravely encounters smaug and talks to him until he finds his weak spot.…

    • 542 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Look at it this the Baggins side is respectable, found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected. Lived in hills, The Baggins never skipped a meal. Let’s not forget about the Baggins mother, her name was Belladonna then she became Mrs. Bango Baggins. Bilbo Baggins is the one almost everyone knows him. Some difference between the Baggins and Took side is the Took side does many adventure.…

    • 178 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Hobbit Essay Topic #15 In the book The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is a main character. He has many important roles in the story and his characteristics change immensely. He goes from scared, humble, and weak to strong, confident, and courageous.…

    • 622 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Bilbo Archetypes

    • 600 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The Hobbit is full of archetypes. On Bilbo’s journey he is changed along the way. An archetype that corresponds with his transformations is seasons. At the beginning of the adventure Bilbo was reluctant to express his Tookish side and often doubted himself, wishing he had never agreed to the adventure.…

    • 600 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Bilbo Baggins: Hobbit to Hero What does one think of when they hear the word hero? Some may think of a masculine Marvel character. Others may think of someone they admire, such as a celebrity or parent. Typically, the person that comes to mind wouldn’t be a man smaller than a dwarf, who spends his days smoking his pipe and eating cakes.…

    • 392 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    First Tolkien use many positive character traits. One trait is that Bilbo has an adventurous side. His Tookish side goes on many adventures. Being adventurous is a positive trait to have . It is a positive to have the trait adventurous because you're not lazy and you want to get up and do things which is a very positive trait to have for Bilbo being the main character.…

    • 365 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are numerous amounts of qualities describing the traits of a true hero. The Hobbit is a classic tale written by J.R.R. Tolkien that tells the reader incredible journeys of a hero. Bilbo embarks on a traditional quest that takes him away from his ordinary life. Throughout his adventure, he encounters various obstacles.…

    • 699 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There are many different ways someone can be a hero or become a hero. This is also the same for Bilbo Baggins the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's book The Hobbit. In this novel Bilbo faces many challenges and by the end of the book he is no longer the worrywort that he was at the beginning. One of the challenges he has to face is no longer having his comforts of home and living on hard provisions. Also he he is useful because he remembers more than one important thing that helps the dwarves.…

    • 401 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Bilbo As A Tragic Hero

    • 483 Words
    • 2 Pages

    What makes a hero weak? We’ve all read a good novel and later watched the film, but you realize that the film has many differences compared to the book. These differences in The Hobbit between the book and film showed that Bilbo was a weaker hero in the book portrayal through his, actions, emotions/feelings, and physical shape. Bilbo’s actions in the book reveal Bilbo to be a weaker hero.…

    • 483 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    You are Bilbo. Characteristics? A comfort-loving, utopia-living, respectful hobbit. Now, what do you think Bilbo's home is going to look like? Your home too.…

    • 181 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Bilbo transmutes from avoiding adventures to finding courage. When the weak Bilbo refuses to go on an adventure, he responds to Gandalf, ‘“ Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you, not today”’(Tolkien 6). At the beginning, when Gandalf asks him to go on the adventure, he refuses because he likes the relaxed life. This demonstrates Bilbo’s sheltered and insecure side.…

    • 1059 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    People often refuse to help their neighbor because of their narcissistic apathy and consequently make the world an unpleasant place. Yet, in every generation exists a human, or hobbit, willing to face their own personal discomfort, correct their shyness and immaturity, and serve others to make the world a virtuous place. Bilbo Baggins grows into this role by helping his friends regain their home from the clutches of an evil dragon named Smaug. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien proves Bilbo undergoes a maturation through his new ability to assert himself in a group setting, his rejection of material goods, and his acquisition of self-confidence as the journey progresses, which proves the novel demonstrates an example of a bildungsroman. Bilbo gains a new ability throughout the journey to…

    • 754 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Hero Society often tends to think that heroes were born to be mighty, strong, and reliable, that no ordinary man can achieve heroism or greatness. However, The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien follows a small, little hobbit’s heroic journey, illustrates the reader the value of this Hobbit’s heroism, and illustrates what it takes to develop into a hero; through the hobbit’s accomplishments, Tolkien not only shows society that anyone could acquire these heroic, but also uses the character of Bilbo as an analogy of the traits of soldier in the First World War, as well as their heroism. Bilbo Baggins distinguishes himself from other typical heroes: Society often classifies heroes as dauntless warriors, a stereotypical…

    • 1989 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    With a good reputation along with a set and sturdy life, people tend to be lazy and not contribute to the world. You can relate all of these factors to one character's life, Bilbo Baggins. J.R.R Tolkien creates a character named Bilbo he is an ordinary stay at home hobbit, he spends his days eating and tending to his garden,…

    • 420 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    He is mentally strong and in many was he is the reason that the dwarves were able to complete their quest. Bilbo Baggins is the true hero in the hobbit because he leave the comfort of his home to embark on an adventure that encourages his mental and physical growth. Bilbo begins as an innocent and not particularly brave character but his character grows immensely to become someone willing to exchange riddles with a dragon. Bilbo 's relationships are also a large part of his heroism. Bilbo in the beginning is scared and cowardly.…

    • 1047 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays