In The Hobbit Thorin is the "leader" of the dwarves, he planned to take on the adventure to get the treasure back in Chapter 2. Thorin is a very brave, stubborn, proud, and greedy for riches character in the novel. But, Thorin was not much of a heroic leader and his actions in the novel don't make deserving of his death. Thorin inheritance and approach originally makes Thorin seem like a relatively heroic individual. Though, the dwarf’s ranking in reliance to him drops as Bilbo’s rises. For example, when Gandalf leaves the group in Chapter 2. At this point it become clear that Thorin is not fit to be a true leader. Thorin says to Bilbo "You must go on and find out all about that light, and what it is for, and if all is perfectly safe and
