Analysis Of Bilbo In The Hobbit

At the beginning of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo is extremely patient. In the beginning if the book, Gandalf arrives at the doorstep of the hobbit’s home, and is rather rude. However, Bilbo invites him to tea the next morning. Gandalf shows up with thirteen dwarves, but Bilbo doesn’t turn them away. The dwarves even taunted Bilbo and exploited his hospitality, singing, “Chip the glasses and crack the plates! Blunt the knives and bend the forks! That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates- smash the bottles and burn the corks!” (Tolkien 12). If Bilbo hadn’t been patient enough to invite the dwarves over, he would have never been sent on the unexpected journey. His patience sets up the rest of the