The Hobbit is a piece of prose written by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is a story about a young hobbit who is faced with the quest to come along and help beat Smaug, the dragon who stole the dwarves home. Bilbo, who is more cowardly, wanted to say no but didn't, and he agreed to come on the quest to get the dwarves' land back in return for a bit of treasure. As they go on their quest, they are faced with many dangers and problems, even after Gandalf the wizard leaves them midway through the journey. The book displays Bilbo as a timid and small creature who doesn’t have much confidence in himself, but as the chapters progress, he becomes more outgoing as he learns to defend himself. Bilbo grows as a character quite slowly as it builds up to him being more confident and even killing things, though he showed remorse towards Gollum. …show more content…
How this had boosted his confidence is that he was less fearful and even gave his sword the name Sting. Bilbo also gained respect from the company, as he had saved them from getting eaten. The company still had respect, even though Bilbo told them about the ring. Even after killing and protecting the company from the spiders, he had a lot more confidence, as they could now rely on him for dangerous situations as he had proven himself to them. They originally wanted to leave him and let him stay in the dangers of the goblins, but Gandalf defended him and was the only one to do so. Now the company would have regretted leaving him behind. Second, Bilbo also gained more confidence with his skills. Such as when he got the ring from Gollum, this made him more capable of doing stuff, as now he actually completed the job he was brought along for. Bilbo was now more confident with the skills he had and was more out there than sheepish. Even though he had gained more confidence, he relied on the ring now to survive more, but he had something to strive
He was a wonderful leader, a calm, assertive man, and was filled with determination. Though Theseus appeared as a much stronger man than the hobbit was, their similarities are striking. Bilbo developed into a character like Theseus throughout the book. At the beginning of the Hobbit, Bilbo was the leader of the group and the one who everyone looked up to. He was a clam figure from the beginning, but lacked in assertiveness.
Firstly Bilbo has changed throughout “The Walk” through Mirkwood, showing great leadership while on the trail. Bilbo and his team dreadfully walk through Mirkwood with no food and water, but Bilbo doesn’t whine as much. Next he is also the one who tried to get in with the wood-elves, when they saw them in the woods. Lastly, towards the end of the trial, he was the one who climbed up the tree to see the end, but he didn’t.
First, Bilbo has changed and developed as a character in a mental way. One way he has developed mentally is that he is angry that Gandalf has left the group and he is the one left in charge. Another way Bilbo has changed mentally is that he is less scared of the dragon and the monsters they face on their way to the dragon. The final
This piece of evidence from the novel shows that Bilbo is still fearful, scared, and terrified of the things he will cross on his journey. Lastly, in chapter four of “The Hobbit”, Bilbo alerted the dwarves when he saw that they were on the goblins’ territory. This can show that this is one of the talents he has learned to do in this chapter. Additionally, Bilbo has been changed as a character in chapter 5 of “The Hobbit”. This chapter is one of Bilbo’s greatest and most courageous moments in the book.
In chapter 1, he tries to steal something from the trolls and almost gets eaten. First, Bilbo has developed more skill along the adventure because he has become braver, smarter, and adventurous. Bilbo has gotten brave because when the dwarves get captured, he doesn’t run away from them, instead he goes to fight them. Also, when the wood-elves capture the dwarves in chapter 8, he fights them and is not really scared.
Before he returned home, he was assumed dead and his items were auctioned off to the members of his community. When he finally arrived, he was treated as an outcast because adventures are looked frowned upon in the hobbit community. Without the friends and companions Bilbo made on the journey, Bilbo would have been completely alone. However, he didn’t really care of how his peers perceived him. Bilbo was not only proud of himself, but he knew he was happy and comfortable with the path he took, and the life he
Bilbo in Chapter 1 and Chapter 8 develops new skills throughout. When Bilbo gets lost in the cave. He finds a magic ring that makes him go invisible and allows him to escape the gollum. He also gets past the goblins at the door. Bilbo uses the ring to distract or disturb their enemies.
This is a huge change for Bilbo since he hasn't left his home in years, but this is good for Bilbo because this is going to lead into more character development later on in the story by him just leaving his house and becoming more confident in himself. By the middle of the book Bilbo has changed a little but not a lot, he is still not as respected by his peers that he has met along the way. When his friends get caught in the webs of a giant spider, it is up to Bilbo to save them. He ends up saving them from the spiders by throwing rocks and stabbing them with Sting a sword he got on his adventure "He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach"(Tolken pg 134). In the story this was a high adrenaline rush wondering if he would be brave enough to kill the spiders, he pushed through and became someone who he even felt wasn't him.
Whereas before, Bilbo was content with life as he thought the world revolved around him, but now he sees that he actually has a place in the world that goes beyond merely existing as a hobbit. He is able to find out more about himself and is able to better relate to others once he moves out of this narrow frame of mind. In the beginning of the novel, Bilbo lives a very sheltered and empty existence as a hobbit, as he values short-term security over long-term satisfaction with his identity. Starting out, Bilbo owes his identity to being a hobbit, aside from a small bit of his Took
During many of his tasks, he had to save his companions. For example, Bilbo had to save Bombur from the enchanted lake by “...pulling him to safety using just a rope.” on page 159. Another example is when Bilbo had to save Thorin and Co. from the spiders alone. He slayed many spiders, cute the dwarves free from the webs, and get all of them to safety with venom running through their veins. Bilbo had “Bilbo killed the spiders with his new trusty sword sting that gave him confidence…” on page 170-180. In the beginning, Bilbo was cowardly and afraid to even go far enough to not be able to see his little hobbit hole. This proves these adventures brought out the best of him. My last example is when Bilbo rescued everyone by becoming “The Barrel Rider” on page 196-204 by putting them all in empty barrels that would travel through a lake to lead them to the Lake
In conclusion, we can now see that Bilbo is in fact a dynamic character. He gains many qualities he can use in the future, like courage, learning to use his wits, and letting out the adventurous side in him. He used to be almost paranoid, to himself, and strict. But now he has turned into something much bigger, an adventurer. So the adventure changed him for the better. This is how Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit we thought would never do anything
Bilbo uncovers things about himself that he didn't even know possibly existed within him. In the cliché theme of 'good versus evil', Bilbo, without question, automatically jumps to the 'good' side. In his character, there are no uncertain borders, as there are in the temperaments of the dwarves. From the beginning to the end he stays an honourable and honest hobbit,
Throughout stories, character always have a development and change. In the book “the Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo who is the main protagonist who goes through phases of metamorphosis in the book. Biblo initially started as a daunty character, then transitioned to become a brave and adventurous character by the end of the book. Bilbo develops into a brave and adventurous character through the beginning of the book, Bilbo clearly is a simple, routine-loving hobbit who wants nothing more than to live his quiet life of his own home. He does not want to go on adventures or risk missing his next meal.
Gandalf does play an important role in the novel, facilitating the beginning of Bilbo’s quest with the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain, guiding them about halfway to their destination. But more important than the physical ramifications of Gandalf's help, his guidance also aids Bilbo's character development, helping him discover his courage and strength.
As children develop into adults, certain events and time periods stand out as the reason for important changes in their character. J.R.R. Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist, changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo's character into the three major part of the book, prior to the quest, during the quest, and after the quest.