Still Dishonest Quotes In The Hobbit

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Keeping secrets is just like lying because it is still dishonest. Bilbo the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's “the Hobbit” refrained from seeing this. He had happened to stumble upon a peculiar ring in the heart of a mountain full of goblins which helped him escape. Consequently, he failed to report this to his fellow adventurers. Therefore Bilbo may have kept this to himself because the ring has a magical influence on him just as it had on Gollum. If Bilbo would have broken its control over him and told Gandalf, the ring probably would have been a better asset to the group and later events could be prevented.Keeping secrets is just like lying because it is still dishonest. Bilbo the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's “the Hobbit” refrained …show more content…

Bilbo the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's “the Hobbit” refrained from seeing this. He had happened to stumble upon a peculiar ring in the heart of a mountain full of goblins which helped him escape. Consequently, he failed to report this to his fellow adventurers. Therefore Bilbo may have kept this to himself because the ring has a magical influence on him just as it had on Gollum. If Bilbo would have broken its control over him and told Gandalf, the ring probably would have been a better asset to the group and later events could be prevented.Keeping secrets is just like lying because it is still dishonest. Bilbo the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's “the Hobbit” refrained from seeing this. He had happened to stumble upon a peculiar ring in the heart of a mountain full of goblins which helped him escape. Consequently, he failed to report this to his fellow adventurers. Therefore Bilbo may have kept this to himself because the ring has a magical influence on him just as it had on …show more content…

He had happened to stumble upon a peculiar ring in the heart of a mountain full of goblins which helped him escape. Consequently, he failed to report this to his fellow adventurers. Therefore Bilbo may have kept this to himself because the ring has a magical influence on him just as it had on Gollum. If Bilbo would have broken its control over him and told Gandalf, the ring probably would have been a better asset to the group and later events could be prevented.Keeping secrets is just like lying because it is still dishonest. Bilbo the main character in J.R.R Tolkien's “the Hobbit” refrained from seeing this. He had happened to stumble upon a peculiar ring in the heart of a mountain full of goblins which helped him escape. Consequently, he failed to report this to his fellow adventurers. Therefore Bilbo may have kept this to himself because the ring has a magical influence on him just as it had on Gollum. If Bilbo would have broken its control over him and told Gandalf, the ring probably would have been a better asset to the group and later events could be prevented.Keeping secrets is just like lying because it is still

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