Compare And Contrast Beowulf And Bilbo

What is a hero? A hero is many things: a person people look up to, someone to admire, or a savior. In classic literature such as Beowulf, he is a hero because he defends many people from harm. Because Beowulf is strong, of royal blood, faces powerful enemies, and desires glory he is an ideal image of a hero. However, modern literature has turned around the idea of a hero and what he should be and do. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is considered the face of the adventure and the hero of the story. Bilbo is considered an unconventional hero because he is a small, insignificant hobbit who hates adventures. Although Beowulf, the classic image of a hero, and Bilbo, the unlikely hero, are drastically different, they both