“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart” -Hercules. In the book The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins had to make many decisions, which could be considered to be heroic, but he isn’t necessarily considered to be a hero because of his physical strength. What does it mean to be a hero? In the book Beowulf, many considered Beowulf to be a hero because of his strong, and prideful personality, and his large, and mighty size. Bilbo on the other hand was quiet and generous, and he was also only three feet tall, which made people question his bravery, and strength. Bilbo’s heroic qualities couldn’t always be easily notices, but were definitely always there. Through many of his experiences his bravery, kindness,
After a horrid time fighting the spiders in Mirkwood, the dwarves are soon captured by the Wood-elves, but Bilbo utilizes the ring’s power to disappear. Bilbo, now hidden and lost, hides around the elven palace for 2 weeks until he finally decides that the dwarves needed his help and his alone. He finds out where the dwarves are being held after their apprehension, and much more about the palace's grounds as well as it’s exits and entrances. Bilbo creates and executes a plan by himself that saves his friends and shows his growth in character.
When people go places and step out of their comfort zones, sometimes they come back a different person. In The Hobbit, Bilbo is an ordinary hobbit, but after his adventure, it is apparent that Bilbo is now a hero. Three events that occur that show this transformation are when Bilbo jumps over Gollum, when Bilbo slays a spider, and when Bilbo travels to the Elvenking and Bard in order to make peace.
“Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity (Martin).” Respectively, anyone can be a hero but heroes are classified as people with aspects including Faith, loyalty, modesty, courtesy, honor, and bravery. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines a hero as “a person who is admired for great or brave acts of fine qualities.” Bilbo and Sir Gawain have many aspects of a hero and they face similar experiences but their experiences also differ in many ways. Bilbo and Gawain’s stories compare and contrast in many ways including their background or experience, their approach, and their resolution but both heroes return back to their origin feeling heroic.
When watching movies or reading books, you may notice a pattern or similarity in the stories. This is called an archetype. The hero’s journey is one example. Authors have different ways of expressing their thoughts in their hero’s journey. The Hobbit is about the journey of Bilbo Baggins and 13 dwarves who journey to get their treasure back. I Am Malala is a nonfiction novel about a girl who fought for her beliefs and as a result, suffered through a big crisis. There are similarities and differences between the way the authors of these two novels portray the hero’s journey.
Joseph Campbell, a renowned mythologist and professor studied mythology and traditional stories. He defined a hero as “someone who has given his or her life for something bigger than oneself.” His creation of the Hero’s Journey structured the storyline for so many stories to come, including The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel follows the adventure of Bilbo Baggins, an ordinary hobbit turned hero. Gandalf, a wizard forces Bilbo on an adventure to regain treasure with thirteen dwarves. The company faces many challenges while Gandalf aids them. Eventually, Bilbo becomes forced to take charge and lead the company to the mountain. The experiences Bilbo encounters throughout his journey define and shape him into the hero he becomes.
hough Tolkien expresses many traits through the characters in the book The Hobbit, there are many that stand out, such as the traits that Tolkien considers positive, negative, and what is better, strength or intelligence. A trait that Tolkien considers positive is bravery, a negative trait is being argumentative, and
On earth there are four seasons, winter, spring, summer, and fall. Each year they go in the same order like a pattern, like the seasons many books follow a set pattern. Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, discovered a pattern in stories about heroes and wrote all the ten stages of the pattern he called the Heroic Quest Pattern. In J.R.R Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit, Tolkien uses the the Heroic Quest pattern to write about Bilbo Baggins adventure to defeat Smaug, the goblins and the wargs. Campbell’s ten stages of the Heroic Quest are included inside The Hobbit and are categorized into three categories; departure, trials, and return.
The trolls are very big, ugly, and obnoxious creatures that also happen to be a little weird most of the time. There was three trolls, Tom, Bert, and William Huggins. The trolls are talked about in chapter 2 of the Hobbit. If you like the trolls there is something wrong
“Two sides of the same coin” is a common phrase found in many different subjects such as the Chinese Yin and Yang or the two sides of someone's family. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, a small humble hobbit who enjoys the comfort of his own home, must go on an adventure (that’s not ironic at all!). While this hero may seem unlikely the other side of this coin would beg to differ, this is of course Bilbo’s Tookish side a hobbit line infamous for going on adventures and being fierce warriors. While his Tookish side may not be the most prominent side of his personality, it shows through at important times such as when he decided to join the dwarves on their campaign against Smaug, or when he tried to steal from large fearsome
What happens when one day a cloaked figure asks you to join a group of heavily bearded men in search for treasure in a dragon’s lair? Bilbo is fortunate enough to experience such a peculiar invitation, but the Baggins side of him is quick in refusal. Yet off he still goes from his warm and fuzzy hobbit hole in the Shire to the desolate land of Dain, where he learns to prove his worth amongst his hot-tempered Dwarf companions. Along the way, allies are made, secrets kept and human desires put into play, eventually culminating in the concluding battles where Bilbo plays a pivotal role in the management of order in the fellowship. The Hobbit mirrors the world during the time
“I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself.” – Gandalf (The Hobbit, Ch. 1) Heroism, adventure, and development are key points when reading J. R. R. Tolkien’s, The Hobbit. Painfully naïve and content, Bilbo Baggins had the life-changing opportunity to advance from his comfort zone and into the mysterious and unknown world. Whether petrified or fighting for his life, Bilbo continued to persevere with courage throughout his journey of reclamation creating a hero characteristic within him. Bilbo Baggins fulfills the subjective definition of a hero.
Bilbo is a hobbit. A hobbit is generally a short being with very large feet so that they can be quieter because they’re natural thieves. They live in homes built in the ground, surprisingly the homes are quite clean. Bilbo had a very impressive family and background. Bilbo wasn’t much
The Hobbit revolves around Bilbo, the protagonist of the story. He is the main reason the dwarves succeeded their mission of getting their treasure back. During the last half of the story, Bilbo saves Thorin and Company multiple times and was how the group of fourteen got to the Lonely Mountain alive. Although he helped the dwarves, Bilbo played a major role in helping Bard receive his portion of the treasure. The hobbit is a dynamic character; he changes from someone who never went adventuring or did anything unexpected and was well respected by his neighbors to a risk taker and a burglar who was looked at as an outsider by his community. Bilbo is the main character (and most important character) in The Hobbit.