Summary: In the book, The Hobbit, Bilbo, a hobbit, gets his call to adventure when Gandalf, a magical wizard, comes knocking at the door of his hobbit hole, giving him the chance to go on an adventure with a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. This magical journey takes Bilbo on a path through goblins, wolves, and other dangers that help Bilbo become a hero.
Thesis: In this book, Bilbo, the main character, needs archetypes like threshold guardians, mentors, …show more content…
and allies, to be a hero and make heroic choices.
Support #1: The spiders in the Mirkwood Forest help Bilbo by making him become a hero and make heroic choices.
They do this by being the threshold guardians that force him to become a hero and save the dwarves from the spiders. This, in turn, makes Bilbo feel like a true hero, and helps him prove himself to the dwarves. This is shown when Bilbo fights the spiders in the Mirkwood Forest. He frees the entire group of dwarves from them and, because if this, becomes a
Support #2: Gandalf helps Bilbo become a hero and make heroic choices. He does this by being the mentor and harold of Bilbo. He is the mentor of Bilbo because he guides Bilbo and helps him become a true hero by always giving him advice and pushing him to be a hero. He also helps Bilbo make heroic choices by being the Harold. Because Gandalf gave him his call to adventure, he figured made more heroic choices.
Support #3: The Dwarves help Bilbo help become a hero and make heroic choices. They do this by being the allies of Bilbo. They are allies of Bilbo because they help Bilbo, the hero, throughout the quest. The allies of Bilbo help him become a hero by putting peer pressure on him to be a good robber. This is shown when the expedition made him go see what the light in the distance they was in their journey to the Mirkwood Forest, as shown in this
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Conclusion: In conclusion, in the book, The Hobbit, Bilbo needs archetypes like threshold guardians, which are the spiders, Gandalf, who is the mentor and Harold, and the dwarves, which are his allies, to become a hero and make heroic choices.