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How Is Bilbo Mature In The Hobbit

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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

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