Adversities In The Hobbit

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In the book The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins is asked by the great wizard Gandalf to go on a quest with him. Bilbo is tentative at first but he decides to do it to get some excitement into his life. On this journey Bilbo faces many adversities, makes many new friends, and he finds something in himself that he was never expecting. Also I will be telling you about how vivid the scenery is. First, the settings in the book were very descriptive and well planed out. Second, the differentials of the characters makes it a fun read and adds diversity. Third the theme of how Bilbo finds courage in himself is heart warming. In this essay I will be telling you why I thought the author was successful in writing a good novel. One reason why …show more content…

In the course of the story it is obvious that Bilbo has many adversities like having pressure from Gandalf, not being believed in by his teammates and having to fight the giant monsters along the way. At the beginning of the book Bilbo is described as more of an indoor person that doesn't really care for dangerous adventures. However when Gandalf said “The world is not in your books and maps, it’s out there” this made Bilbo think. He realized that he has never really explored his world and because of this he decides to go. Throughout the his journey Bilbo faces many great mosters but I feel the most important fight was the one with the giant spiders. I felt this was the most important and biggest step that Bilbo took to become a hero. In this part the dwarves are captured by giant spiders and Bilbo is the only one left to save them. Somehow he finds a way to seek around the spiders and he caughts out his friends. This was the first time he was by himself and he had to find a lot of courage in himself to be able to do that. This got him ready to encounter the giant dragon ,smaug. After Bilbo did this he admerged as a true hero. I thought it was amazing how Bilbo turned from being scared and nervous into becoming the hero in the book. This is why I thought the theme in this book was

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