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    character. J.R.R. Tolkien portrayed the main character of The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ as a child on his trip into adulthood. Throughout The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ the protagonist‚ changes from a childlike hobbit to a fully matured hero. J.R.R. Tolkien divides the change in Bilbo’s character into the three major part of the book‚ prior to the quest‚ during the quest‚ and after the quest. Prior to the quest‚ Bilbo Baggins was a conservative‚ respectable and stubborn hobbit who lead a rich and

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    Bilbo Baggins; An Unexpected Hero Bilbo Baggins‚ an unadventureous hobbit‚ is not an iconic symbol of bravery‚ but he remains a literary hero for his bravery‚ perseverence and integrity. Only a hero could riddle a dragon‚ slaughter a spider‚ and yet spare the life of a small‚ ugly creature who has threatened to eat him. Such is the legacy of Bilbo Baggins‚ a mere hobbit‚ whose Tookish blood got the better of him. Often‚ when heros are mentioned‚ Hercules is a name that is thought of; Alas‚

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    including: Gandalf as fatherly figure‚ Bilbo as an underdog‚ and Gollum as a mere obstacle for the protagonist who is internally destroyed by power. In the Hobbit‚ Tolkien is able to

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    The Hobbit: What did Bilbo Baggins Learn At the beginning of the adventure‚ Bilbo is a conservative‚ careful hobbit‚ blind to the adventurous side of his world. The Tookish part in him has been buried deep as a result of his community‚ and their narrow-minded view on life. We can see this when Gandalf arrives at his house‚ and begins talking to him and he says‚ “We don’t want any adventures here‚ thank-you!” thus implying that it is not directly his opinion. Throughout the journey‚ he becomes

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    The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien‚ Gandalf‚ a supporting character‚ describes Bilbo‚ the protagonist‚ as a great thief and the perfect member a team of dwarves require for their expedition. During the start of their adventure we see that Bilbo is not very keen on going‚ but as he embarks on these adventures‚ he gradually begins to rely on his own abilities and starts to take initiative. In The Hobbit‚ the protagonist‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ changes from a mere thieving hobbit to an admired hero by stepping out

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    Bilbo The Hobbit

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    Throughout J.R.R Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins develops a more adventurous personality. Leaving the quiet setting of his home forces Bilbo to adapt to the challenges that he faces before he is able to return to his quiet style of living. Although Bilbo returns to living as he did before his journey‚ he returned as a more adventurous hobbit than he was before. Tolkien uses many mythical obstacles‚ such as dragons and ogres‚ to develop Bilbo’s sheepish personality into more brave and cunning

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    literature. In J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo‚ a hobbit who undertakes an adventure with a band of dwarves‚ experiences his most important quest when inside the Lonely Mountain. He is forced to conquer his fears‚ as well as a live dragon‚ in order to prove to himself that he is truly brave‚ like a burglar ought to be. In the end his experiences facing his fear gives him confidence in himself regardless of the opinions of others. Initially‚ Bilbo Baggins sets out on a quest to prove his worth as

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    Bilbo Family

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    come from. In J.R.R Tolkien´s The Hobbit‚ the main character‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ embarks on a journey to let out his Tookish side of his family. Bilbo shows his Tookishness when he decides to go on the journey‚ when he steals from the trolls‚ and Bilbo was able to escape the cluthes of Gollum. In the beginning of the novel‚ Gandalf offered Bilbo the chance to go on a journey to win back gold front the dragon‚Smaug. Bilbo accepted this offer‚ bringing out the Took in him. For example

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    Bilbo In The Hobbit

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    novel of a young hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo goes on a adventure with dwarves to take back the home of the dwarves -The Lonely Mountain. In Bilbo’s adventure he runs into many obstacles and has to figure out how to get past them. There are many themes in the Hobbit. Characters prove that they are heros. Bilbo proves that he is hero by being prudent and brave. He also surprises people and is audacious. Bilbo Baggins is a hero throughout the novel of The Hobbit. Bilbo is being a hero by helping

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    environment with different people. Bilbo Baggins is a good example. He changed from a timid‚ predictable hobbit to a clever‚ decisive‚ brave‚ loyal‚ responsible hobbit; he also gained a lot of confidence. His first change was when "something Tookish woke up inside him‚ and he wished to go see The Great Mountains." It was then when he realized he wanted an adventure; he really did wanted to go see the mountains‚ but then ’he shuddered; and very quickly he was plain Mr. Baggins again’. He was interested‚

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