Gandalf

error while his life is on the line. It would be impossible to argue that Bilbo does not become the leader of the pary after he rescues the dwarves from the spiders and elves. Initially Bilbo would have never been able to lead his friends without Gandalf. One could compare Bilbo to a superhero with his super power being his luck. Such ocassions his luck has saved him include when the goblins tried kidnapping the dwarves in the mountains, finding the Arkenstone in the monumental pile of treasure,…

its existence from all other characters throughout the book. Bilbo’s secret concerning the Ring of Power significantly furthers the plot through his relationships with Gandalf the Grey, the Company of Dwarves, and the dragon Smaug. As a mentor figure, Gandalf the Grey Wizard always cared for Bilbo and protected him from danger. Gandalf believed in Bilbo even when Thorin and the other dwarves did not for he said, “‘Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be…

Chapter 1 opens as the wizard Gandalf visits the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and invites him to join in an adventure. Bilbo declines, reluctant to leave the safety and comfort of his hobbit-hole. The next day, he is visited by dwarves who believe Bilbo can be of use to them in their journey to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim their ancestral treasure, now in the possession of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo realizes that Gandalf had represented him to the dwarves as a burglar. He reluctantly agrees to go, but he…

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, the dwarves depended on him. First,…

In The Hobbit, the main characters are Bilbo, a hobbit, Gandalf a who’s a wizard, Thorin, a dwarf, Smaug, who is a dragon and the main antagonist of the story, and Gollum, the original holder of the ring. Bilbo is a simple creature who lives a calm life. He is not special in any particular way although he seems to be a clever person who strays from the normal expectations of other hobbits. Gandalf approaches Bilbo to ask him if he would go on an adventure to reclaim the riches of Thorin’s…

Gandalf seeing how powerless the king had become encourages Theoden to recover his rightful strength as king and fight against Saruman. The king slowly starts to return to his former glory and seeing this Wormtongue tries again to manipulate his and make him feel powerless as well as make Gandalf seem like the problem, at this Gandalf becomes angry bringing to light the treachery and evil works against the King by Wormtongue…

A wise old wizard known for his quests and adventures. “why are you covered in blood” Gandalf asked. Sméagol looked up at Gandalf, his first thought was “my precious, he must not have my precious”. He finally answered “I was attacked” “oh let me help you” “thank you” “we will just have to walk to my cottage for me to help” “how far?” “not that far”. They were off walking towards Gandalf’s cottage. Gandalf asked “so where are you from” “I’m from Hobbiton, what about you?” “I was born in lake town…

for some food and drink. Now Gandalf the wizard is quite known in the village of Hobbiton. Later that night thirteen dwarves start to appear. They ask him if he would like to come on an adventure with them to reclaim their treasure from the evil dragon Smaug.…

Bilbo protests but Gandalf explains about treasure and dragons, making Bilbo curious if the wizard is telling the truth. This curiosity fuels Bilbo to leave his comfort zone and go on an adventure. He witnesses that Gandalf was not lying and he encounters many hostile monsters. He discovers a golden ring which makes the user invisible (this comes in handy many times throughout…

Bilbo 's relationships are also a large part of his heroism. Bilbo in the beginning is scared and cowardly. He is easy worn out but this changes over the course of the novel. When Bilbo was in the cave in the mountains with the dwarves and Gandalf and they were taken prisoner by the goblins he was terrified but when get met Gollum he was still terrified but he had the strength to engage him with his riddles. When he saw all the goblins guarding the exit he didn 't scream and run he slipped…