Hobbits. They are interestingly boring little creatures who are known for living peaceful uneventful lives; however, one fateful day one little hobbit defied the odds. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, no matter how small a person may be, they can accomplish anything they put their mind to. Bilbo Baggins accomplished this by slaying terrifying spiders, outwitting the sneaky Gollum and escaping the wise wood elves. All of this to defeat the dragon Smaug and recover the things that once belonged to a great nation. Bilbo has to defy the odds of how hobbits are, prove his worth, and become the hero that he is meant to be.
The beginning of the novel made Bilbo seem like a very unlikely candidate for the title of burglar. The Dwarves argue …show more content…
He didn’t give up until he proved himself worthy enough to be apart of the party.” (Dominick, Coming) A big event that helped define the little hobbit as the hero he was meant to be was when he was in the situation with the giant spiders. The spiders had captured the dwarves, and “even though seemed small he single handedly rescues the Dwarves from giant spiders and rescues them.” (Dominick, the Hobbit). After the fight with the spiders Bilbo Baggins has significantly matured since the beginning of the novel and has taken on the leadership position the party. This one event helped justify the wizard, Gandalf’s, claim that there is more to the hobbit that meets the …show more content…
Bilbo possesses hidden reserves of inner strength that even Bilbo himself cannot perceive when he firsts sets out on the quest as he builds confidence and resourcefulness. “Bilbo emerges as a true hero showing that there is more that meets the eye and should not judge someone how they look because looks are deceiving. If someone is judged with how they look you may lose the true beauty of their personalities.” (Bloom) Bilbo proves that size doesn’t matter because he, “is metaphorically reborn repeatedly over the course of the novel, more accomplished and mature each time.”
The beginning of the novel made Bilbo seem like a very unlikely candidate for the title of burglar. The Dwarves argue …show more content…
He didn’t give up until he proved himself worthy enough to be apart of the party.” (Dominick, Coming) A big event that helped define the little hobbit as the hero he was meant to be was when he was in the situation with the giant spiders. The spiders had captured the dwarves, and “even though seemed small he single handedly rescues the Dwarves from giant spiders and rescues them.” (Dominick, the Hobbit). After the fight with the spiders Bilbo Baggins has significantly matured since the beginning of the novel and has taken on the leadership position the party. This one event helped justify the wizard, Gandalf’s, claim that there is more to the hobbit that meets the …show more content…
Bilbo possesses hidden reserves of inner strength that even Bilbo himself cannot perceive when he firsts sets out on the quest as he builds confidence and resourcefulness. “Bilbo emerges as a true hero showing that there is more that meets the eye and should not judge someone how they look because looks are deceiving. If someone is judged with how they look you may lose the true beauty of their personalities.” (Bloom) Bilbo proves that size doesn’t matter because he, “is metaphorically reborn repeatedly over the course of the novel, more accomplished and mature each time.”