When the dwarves dropped Bilbo in the dreaded tunnels of the goblin-infested Misty Mountains they thought that they would never see him again. However, that assumption was quite wrong seeing as Bilbo made it out of the Misty Mountains alive and healthy. By doing so, Bilbo proved that he was no useless hobbit anymore. He also earned great respect from his companions, “The dwarves looked at him with quite a new respect, when he talked about dodging guards, jumping over Gollum, and squeezing through” (Tolken 104). Before this incident the dwarves had really doubted whether Bilbo was worth taking along, but Gandalf had convinced them to bring him. This was the time were the dwarves began to understand why Gandalf wanted to bring him and how useful he could be to follow through with their mission. Not only did Bilbo undergo a transformation of himself in this stage, but he also was transformed in the eyes of others in this minor detail of the
When the dwarves dropped Bilbo in the dreaded tunnels of the goblin-infested Misty Mountains they thought that they would never see him again. However, that assumption was quite wrong seeing as Bilbo made it out of the Misty Mountains alive and healthy. By doing so, Bilbo proved that he was no useless hobbit anymore. He also earned great respect from his companions, “The dwarves looked at him with quite a new respect, when he talked about dodging guards, jumping over Gollum, and squeezing through” (Tolken 104). Before this incident the dwarves had really doubted whether Bilbo was worth taking along, but Gandalf had convinced them to bring him. This was the time were the dwarves began to understand why Gandalf wanted to bring him and how useful he could be to follow through with their mission. Not only did Bilbo undergo a transformation of himself in this stage, but he also was transformed in the eyes of others in this minor detail of the