Smaug

book narrates,”It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from here was the bravest thing he ever did.” (197). After he snooped around for a bit trying to find the treasure, Smaug opened his eyes. Bilbo didn’t run from the situation, but faced it. When Smaug talked to him, Bilbo responded. When Bilbo and Smaug start talking, the book narrates,” No dragon can resist the fascination and of wasting time trying to understand it”(205). Bilbo was talking to the dragon to waste time so he could…

Odysseus from The Odyssey and Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit are popular heroines in the world of literature. With their bravery and the help of mentors, they were able to fight off challenges throughout their journey that risked the possibility of death. When deciding who had a tougher challenge between fighting off tests, enemies, and monsters; it is important to reflect on Odysseus’s and Bilbo’s Ordeal, amount of aid given from their mentor, and their own bravery. According to eighth step of…

Three life-changing events for Bilbo Baggins are when he was told to steal the treasure, when he stole the ring, and when Bilbo saved Thorin from the orc. The first life-changing event is when Bilbo is told to steal the treasure from the dragon Smaug, who ruled the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo had lived a normal life until, one day, Gandolf left a mark on Bilbo’s door telling the thirteen dwarfs to come to his house. When the dwarfs came, they informed Bilbo that he would be the stealer of the…

vengeance against smaug and reclaiming his ancestor 's treasure lead to…

literature. This is very true in the Hobbit written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien. In the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, is recruited by the wizard Gandalf to go help Thorin and the dwarves return their ancestor’s treasures stolen by Smaug. Thorin, the proud, arrogant leader of the thirteen dwarves who tends to overlook the needs of the group in order to pursue his own interests, serves as a foil to Bilbo in the Hobbit because of his lack of leadership traits, greediness, and…

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 changes his mind the next morning. Gandalf urges him to join them, however, and they depart — a band of fourteen.…

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, surviving the escape from the Elf Kings palace on a barrel, and finding Smaug 's weakspot (B). Not only does he have uncanny luck but he is very pure and keeps part of his character throughout the entire novel. Bilbo never falters in his morals even if it means betraying Throrin, not killing Gollum when presented…

Unlike Bilbo Gandolf had a reason for helping Thorin Oakenshield take back him home and kingdom back from the dragon Smaug. Bilbo adventure gave him the chance to meet Thorin Oakenshield and his company of dwarfs. Thorin acquired Bilbo for his journey because of his small size he could get into the mountain and sneak past Smaug the dragon. Thorin hopes to take back his home back from Smaug and take back his rule as king under the…

dwarves, the elves from Rivendell, Beorn, The Eagles, and Gandalf. Eventually, the wood elves, as well as the Lake Men, became allies too. Bilbo’s enemies were proven to be the spiders, trolls, goblins, Gollum, and, of course, Smaug. Smaug is proven as an enemy in chapter twelve: “Smaug came hurtling in from the North, licking the mountain-sides with flame, beating his great wings with a noise like a roaring wind. His hot breath shriveled the grass before the door and drove in through the crack…

Afterwards, Gandalf arrives with thirteen other adventurous Hobbits, and Bilbo is forced to participate in Gandalf’s adventure in the hunt for Thorin’s (one of the Hobbits) families’ stolen treasure, now in the possession of a marvelous dragon named Smaug. In addition, the point is significant for it depicts, in several ways, a kidnapping. In other words, Bilbo never fully agrees upon the journey, nonetheless,…