Bilbo Baggins

greatness thrust upon them.” (William Shakespeare) The relevance of this quote to The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is that the title character, Bilbo Baggins is living his life without any particular advantages or ambitions, when suddenly he is presented with an opportunity to achieve greatness. Bilbo was perfectly content with his predictable routine, primarily consisting of good meals, relaxation, reading, and smoking his pipe. Nevertheless, a mentor figure, the wizard Gandalf along with thirteen dwarves are able to convince Bilbo to leave his comfort zone and embark on an unpredictable, unexpected journey. While the reader is following his journey we see that Bilbo and his traveling companions are faced with a multitude of obstacles. Throughout the quest, Bilbo plays the role of a burglar and his inner heroism and strength break through. Some of the literary…

At tea time, Bilbo Baggins found an unexpected party of dwarves at his front door. Bilbo was expecting Gandalf, the wizard, but he forgot. Gandalf and the dwarves had come to recruit Bilbo for a mission. This mission was to take back treasure and homes from Smaug, a mean dragon. Dragons enjoy stealing gold and not enjoying it. The dragon should be described a greedy miser. Bilbo Baggins took up the mission because the dwarves’ song made Bilbo want to see faraway places, and after Gandalf left,…

Sam Cooke Mr. Villmer Honors British Literature ACP 29 August 2014 A Heroic Hobbit and Deft Dwarves J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit portrays a wide range of characters throughout the novel. In which, a tale wrought with adventure and danger unfolds with two unlikely forces aiding one another in order to achieve a common goal. The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is a well to do little creature who enjoys a quiet life in his comfortable hole in the earth. In fact, upon Gandalf inquiring about Bilbo…

In the book, The Hobbit, the main character known as Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit with two sides to his personality. One is his tookish side, but he tends to be more on his hobbit side. The tookish side of him is the one who mostly like to explore and see things from other places that he had never been before no matter the danger it might be. Although, the hobbit side may be more of him, the tookish side will be there when danger is near. As people continue to read this book, they see more and more…

One of the character that I would like to be is bilbo baggins because he is a kind Hobbit. He is kind because when bilbo could have killed Gollum in the goblin tunnels when Gollum was trying to kill Bilbo, Bilbo had the chance to kill gollum, but he didn’t do it. Another reason why he is kind is because after Gollum, bilbo could have run back home to the Shire, but instead he came back to the dwarves and fought off the orcs with them. He was risking his life so they could get back their…

Bilbo Baggins Banned The all timed love of the classic "The Hobbit" has been put on the banned books list. Now having read the book I do not believe that it should have been placed on that kind of title. It is a wonderful book, with many exciting moments and suspense at its finest. However, there are some instances that I can see why it is banned. After doing some research, I came to a conclusion that it is banned for its religious purposes, smoking, and use of older languages.…

Mr. Bilbo Baggins, like any hobbit, enjoys the comforts of his hobbit hole, but eventually finds himself doing and saying things rather unexpected. The Hobbit, a fantasy fiction novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, shows how Bilbo evolves from a simple hobbit to a true hero. Bilbo Baggins faces many difficulties on his decent into the nadir, where he becomes his true adventurous self; exerting great courage, leadership, wits, and perseverance, which allows him to slay his inner-dragon. At the beginning…

1) The first character I chose that in my opinion demonstrates heroic qualities in The Hobbit is Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo starts off as just an ordinary hobbit but as he is on his journey with Gandalf and the Dwarves he truly shows his heroic abilities. Time after time Bilbo pushes his limits and reveals all of the courage he truly has. In chapter two he is faced with his first burglary task which is to steal from the trolls. Although he does not succeed in this task what is truly important is that…

In The Hobbit, the protagonists Bilbo Baggins, a cunning hobbit, and Thorin Oakenshield, a dwarf king, demonstrate their heroic characteristics and skills on their quest to reclaim Erebor from a gold loving, fierce and magnificent dragon named Smaug. These skills and characteristics include strength, supernatural help, and accepting the call to adventure. The skills and characteristics Bilbo demonstrates suggests that he is both a traditional and non-traditional hero. Whereas the…

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…