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    Bilbo’s Discovery of Bravery An American soldier, Omar. W Bradley once said, “bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death”(www.brainyquote.com). In the novel, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, a timid and meek hobbit, proves this true, as he overcomes his sheepishness, and battles terrifying creatures along his extensive journey. Bilbo Baggins is just an ordinary hobbit who is forced into an adventure, but the experiences along the journey teach him how to…

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    The Hobbit Bilbo's Journey

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    Tolkien’s The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who leaves his hometown to help a group of dwarves regain their treasure, which had been stolen by a dragon named Smaug. The group encounters many obstacles while on their journey to the Lonely Mountain. Once they reach it, Smaug is killed and they are encircled by five different armies, all coming together to battle for rights over the treasure. Bilbo goes through an entire transformation while on his journey. When being thrown…

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    The Hobbit Short Summary

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    In the begging of the story Bilbo and his normal ordinary routine is disrupted by a wizard and 12 dwarves. They seek a burglar and a top notch burglar because they want to claim their treasure back from an evil dragon named smaug and smaug isn't quite friendly, Well you see Smaug the evil dragon took thorin's father’s land and they want to retrieve it from the dragon. The main conflict of this story is facing the Dragon because the dragon took the dwarves…

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    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, the…

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    Bilbo Character Analysis

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    His countless acts of loyalty and unselfishness are displayed throughout his journey. One instance is when he saved his fellow companions from the deadly spiders in Mirkwood and risking his life and venturing into the den of Smaug. Throughout his journey Bilbo has always remained loyal to his friends. When Bilbo hands the Arkenstone over to Bard it is perceived that he is betraying his friends but he states. ‘ My dear Bard don’t be so hasty I am merely trying to avoid trouble…

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    Heroism In The Hobbit

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    Also, chatting eye to eye with the incredible mythical serpent Smaug all furnish Bilbo with determination. As he manufactures certainty and genius, Bilbo develops as an issue saint. Since Tolkien recognized that the thought of Hobbits get established in his encounters with rustic Englishmen of his own time, Bilbo 's…

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    People metamorphose into different characters after experiencing an adventure. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, grew and developed a great deal spiritually throughout his adventures. He changes from an insecure hobbit who avoids adventures to a brave hobbit who finds courage, from a foolish hobbit who is careless to an observant one who is conscious of surroundings, and from an useless member to becoming a leader and taking over. These new characteristics Bilbo…

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    to face their own personal discomfort, correct their shyness and immaturity, and serve others to make the world a virtuous place. Bilbo Baggins grows into this role by helping his friends regain their home from the clutches of an evil dragon named Smaug. In The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien proves Bilbo undergoes a maturation through his new ability to assert himself in a group setting, his rejection of material goods, and his acquisition of self-confidence as the journey progresses, which proves the…

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    The connections of heroism and parallels found in Beowulf and Tolkien’s the Hobbit are not new. For instance, the subject was written about in Roger Sales Modern Heroism and James Hodge’s essay “The Heroic Profile of Bilbo Baggins” (Glenn). J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of English and loved the tale of Beowulf. Being as it may, its easily imaginable that some scenes, characters, and symbols made it into his book, the Hobbit. Others have also stated that Tolkien’s essay Of Monsters and Critics…

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    Serenely settled in his family home, Bag End, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins adores eating great nourishment, blowing smoke rings, and carrying on with a tranquil, quiet life. The exact opposite thing he expects is an enterprise, yet that is precisely what the wizard Gandalf has in store for him. Gandalf shows up on Bilbo 's doorstep one day, and the bothered hobbit gets himself got up to speed in an inexorably disturbing discussion in which the wizard starts to talk of sending Bilbo on an experience.…

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