Bilbo Baggins In 'The Hobbit' By J. R.

The “Hobbit” was written by J.R.R Tolkien. The Hobbit is a fantasy novel, and children’s book. This book takes place in fictional Middle earth. It all starts with a humble hobbit who has an unexpected tea party with many dwarves and a wizard. I’m sure he was overwhelmed with it at first, but eventually he learned to get out of his comfort zone. Although the dwarves don’t realize it at first, they can learn a lot from the hobbit, and likewise for the hobbit. There are three main characters. One of them I‘ve already briefly described, Bilbo Baggins, the humble hobbit. Bilbo is the opposite of adventurous. He is a very cautious, well respected Hobbit, and is well respected in his community. He tried to get out of being the dwarves’ burglar.
That is, the one who would steal the treasures, that once belonged to the dwarves of Thrain, back from Smaug, the King of the Mountain. Hobbits rarely leave their homes, and never go on adventures. Thorin Oakenshield on the other hand, was the leader of the company and owner of the longest beard, wore a gold belt, and a sky blue hood with a large silver tassel! Then there is Smaug, King under the Mountain, the antagonist of the story. He is the dragon who guards the treasures that have been stolen from Thorin’s family. Smaug isn’t a very friendly dragon either; He destroyed the town of Dale, and brought a feeling of doom upon Mirkwood. Now the dwarves on the other hand, are just thirsty for adventure.
Thirteen Dwarves and Gandalf, the wizard, went along with Bilbo. That is, Dwalin wearing a dark green hood, and a golden belt. He had his blue beard tucked into his belt; Balin was the older brother to Dwalin. He wore a red hood, and had a white beard.; Kili and Fili were brothers, and they were the youngest of the Dwarves. They both wore a blue hood carried a bag of tools and a spade, and grew a yellow beard.; Dori wore a purple hood; Nori wore a purple hood, too; Ori wore a grey hood; Oin was the brother of Gloin. He wore a brown hood. He and Gloin were given the job of starting the campfires; Gloin wore a brown hood, like his brother.; Bifur, who was a cousin to Bofur and Bombur, wore a yellow hood, and played the clarinet.; Bofur,like his cousin, wore a yellow hood and played the clarinet; and Bombur, known for how fat he was and his sympathy of Bilbo’s unfortunate situations, wore a pale green hood. The book starts in Bilbo’s Hobbit hole in the small village of Hobbiton, and takes us through wild forests and goblin infested caves to the dragon inhabited Mountain of Erebor. Many struggles were faced along the way, but they kept on going. They wouldn’t go back until they completed their main mission was to regain the lost Dwarven kingdom of the Lonely Mountain of
Erebor. The story starts with Gandalf coming to visit the Hobbit, and unexpectedly inviting the dwarves to tea at Bilbo’s. Bilbo then learns that Gandalf wants him to be a burglar for them! Of course, he denies there offer, but they practically force him to go with them. On such short notice, he forgets to bring anything with him, and they won’t let him go back. On top of that, it has to rain most of the first few days, and he feels like he’s going to die of starvation. Then, they see fire in the distance, so they try to take a closer look. Sadly, Bilbo isn’t too good at pick pocketing, so he disturbed the ogres that were drinking by the fire. It put their lives at stake, but luckily Gandalf comes to the rescue, with an ingenious plan to save them all! Then, they find what looks like a nice cave to sleep in. In the middle of their sleep, the goblins drag them through the crack, and take them as prisoners. Using their daggers, stolen from the ogres’ cave, they defeated goblin king, and escaped to the forest. As they were running from the goblins, Bilbo fell into the paths of the underground lake, and was knocked unconscious by the fall. After a few days, he woke up. As he configured his way around the tunnels, he stumbled upon a ring. This ring had the power to make him invisible, but at the time he was unaware of it’s powers. Suddenly, he heard Gollum talking and splashing. Gollum was the small slimy creature living on a small underground island. When Bilbo tried to get closer, he almost fell into the lake. Gollum hadn’t had a visitor for so long, that he wasn’t sure if there really was anybody there. When Bilbo requested, that Gollum help him out of the tunnels, Gollum just started a riddle game to see who would win. If Bilbo won, then he got out of the tunnels, but if Gollum won, he got to eat Bilbo. Luckily, Bilbo was good at making riddles. Even though Gollum said he would show him the way out, he didn’t hold up his end of the bargain. By chance, Bilbo decided to put on the ring. To his surprise, Gollum could no longer see him. Gollum thought that Bilbo had escaped, so Gollum ran all the way to the entrance. BIlbo took the chance, and followed him. Then, Bilbo made his escape!. He ran all the way to the Goblins’ west entrance. Using the power of his ring, Bilbo dodged all the Goblins. Then, he saw Gandalf and the dwarves a little ways off, and they were reunited.That would not be the end of the Goblins. Picking up the pace, they went on their way.
Approaching dusk, they began to hear wolves. They were actually wargs, and there was to be a meeting with the goblins. Gandalf decided that, they should climb up in the trees before they were eaten by the wargs. When the wargs and goblins came back, the goblins set fire to the trees. If it had not been for the eagles, they would’ve been burnt alive. The eagles picked up the goblins one by one, and Gandalf set the wargs on fire. Then, the eagles gave them a ride in the direction they had been going. Taking a break, the stopped at Blank’s house, and stayed for a few nights. Once they were fully rested, they kept on going. When they left, he gave them each ponies, and Gandalf a horse. Then, when they reached the gates of Mirkwood, Gandalf, along with the ponies, had to turn around. He had some other things to do, wizard council. Though, they were told not to go off the trail, they soon went off looking for food. This got them in trouble with the giant spider’s. Luckily, Bilbo, with the ring on, woke up in time to save them from the spiders. In doing this , Bilbo started a battle between them and all the spiders. Somehow, they got out of it, but then found themselves prisoners of the Elvenking. Using the power of the ring, Bilbo sneaked around the castle. One day, he had a plan to get them out of there. Using the river barrel delivery system, they each got into a barrel. Then they waited for the guard to push them off. It
proved to be a great plan! Arriving at Laketown, they quickly got out, and went to speak with the master. He agreed to give them canoes, food, and ponies. Immediately, they went off to the mountain to gain their treasures. After looking for days, they found the door. Upon the moon setting, the door opened. Bilbo, of course, was to go and steal some treasures without waking Smaug. He did get a golden cup, but not without waking smaug. To hide from Smaug, they hid out in the tunnel for days. Smaug was bound to find the secret door, and he did find it. Fortunately, Bilbo had them close the door right in the nick of time. If they hadn’t closed the door, Smaug would’ve burned them to death by breathing fire. Though, they were safe, they had little food. When they ran out of food, they started looking for a way out of the mountain. To their surprise, Smaug was nowhere to be seen. Smaug had been defeated by Bard.. Finally, they found the front gate entrance. After finding what little food there was, Thorin spotted a place to stay. It was an old security cave, but it was very spacious. The lake men's love for Thorin and his company had faded away. They blamed BIlbo and the dwarves for disturbing Smaug. They were on a brink of war with goblins, worgs, elves, men of Dale, and the lakemen. The only thing that would save them was the eagles. Bilbo just totally stayed out of the conflict, by using his ring. By the end of the war, Thorin had learned a lesson. He learned, from the Hobbit, that life was more about friends, happiness, and health. Before, he thought gold was more valuable than food or anything else. Sadly, Thorin died not to long after the war. Now, Bilbo and Gandalf went on there way. The return trip was a lot shorter than voyage there. Very soon, Bilbo would see his home again. I’d say that this book is a great fantasy novel! The only parts I’d say I didn’t like, was the battle scene and the encounters with goblins. Most everyone looking for mystical fiction, should like this book. I’d definitely refer this book to my friends.