Dwarves vs. Dragon: The dwarves and the dragon’s conflict goes way back. When Thorin and Balin were still young, Smaug killed (and ate) their kingdom’s citizens and took their gold. The danger the dragon caused was extreme therefore they could never return safely. This created a hate that ran deep both on sides.
Bilbo vs. Gollum: When Bilbo was lost in the goblin caves, he stumbled on a ring. The ring turned out to be Gollum’s invisibility ring, and Bilbo having this ring almost got him killed by Gollum’s rage. This adds suspense and excitement to the story and is a major conflict in The Hobbit.
Bilbo vs. Thorin: In chapter seventeen, Bilbo tells Thorin that he took the Arkenstone, Thorin’s most prized possession, to help Bard get his rightful portion of the wealth in the Mountain and avoid war. Thorin …show more content…
Spiders: The spiders took the dwarves as captives, and if it weren’t for Bilbo fighting all of them off, the dwarves would have been dead. By using his invisibility ring, Bilbo taunted the spiders, distracting them from the dwarves then released the dwarves by cutting them out of the spiders webs. This conflict displays how you can use intelligence and quick judgement to get out of a bad situations.
Dwarves and Bilbo vs. Mirkwood Forest: The Mirkwood Forest formed many problems for the dwarves and Bilbo. They were low on food, confined to a narrow path, and there was no sunshine. Eventually, the group strays from the path and can’t find their way back. In addition, the Mirkwood Forest is very large. Even if they didn’t leave the path, Bilbo and the dwarves would have died from starvation.
Dwarves and Bilbo vs. River: In The Hobbit, there is a river that has magical properties that will force you to fall asleep you if you touch it which causes Bilbo and the dwarves to slow down on their journey. Not only did they have to take time to get a boat to cross it, Bombur fell in and the had to carry him a long distance because he couldn’t wake