A Hero Dwells in Middle Earth

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Bilbo Baggins was a respectable hobbit (at least in the beginning of the story). Like all hobbits Bilbo was small with hairy feet and always enjoyed good food. His pale skin and curly hair were nice contrasts. He lived in a hobbit hole titled Baggend. Above everything else Bilbo enjoyed peace, the peace of the shire and the peace in his home. This is one of the reasons why this hobbit is such a great hero, loved peace and desired for others to live in peace as well. When Bilbo saw that the dwarves had their home unjustly taken from them, he wanted to help them get back so that they could experience the peace that they once had. Bilbo was caring for the beings weaker than him (although there are not many) this is why he did not kill Gollum when he had the perfect opportunity to do so. Bilbo is a hobbit that wants peace and justice to reign in middle earth that is why the main reason why I believe he was a hero.
In middle earth as well as our own the strong people tend trample on the weak. In Middle earth Smog stole the mountain from the dwarves not caring if he ruined their l...

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