In the opening of the book “The Hobbit” Bilbo baggins is described as a very humble and stingy hobbit as he keep his hobbit as clean as he possibly can and Gollum is described as an evil and slimy creature. BIlbo and Gollum share many similarities and many differences, although their physical appearance may question your opinion They both have done many mischievous things and have ended up in dangerous and complicated situations. BIlbo and Gollum are also very different, they use different methods and techniques when in difficult situations. BIlbo is considered very kind and caring hobbit and Gollum is considered an evil and devious creature. When comparing the two, their similarities and differences meet at a pinnacle. They are both exceedingly
The similarities are prolific in their presence in certain parts of the novel, the very context of both stories shows similarities, both are dealing with an oppressed factor that is set free by an outsider who teaches and challenges the system in which the oppressed are caught.
In the beginning of the book “ Bilbo is a short, peaceful hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of the novel. He considers himself a typical hobbit; that is, until Gandalf and the dwarves appear at his door.(Akers)” When Gandalf and the dwarves first arrive at Bilbo’s
Babbitt vs. The Hobbit Sinclair Lewis’ character of George Babbitt is similar to J.R.R Tolkien’s character of Bilbo Baggins, but they are also very different. These two characters are alike in two different ways: in personality and the heroic journey. However, on every other subject these two characters are extraordinarily different. The most basic of these differences being that George Babbitt is an anti-hero and Bilbo Baggins is a hero. In the beginning both characters seem very much alike in the way that they are portrayed.
By the end of the novel, it is definitely clear that the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is not the hobbit he once was. "Gandalf looked at him. "My dear Bilbo!" he said "something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were. "' (302). Not being the normal, big guy, heroic figure did not stop him from rising to the heroic rank at the end of the novel. When faced with an opportunity, some people take the risk, but others do not. Tolkien shows that Bilbo excelled and found a new improved hobbit.
of going on an adventure; Bilbo is still very kind and offers him an invitation to come to his house for tea and cakes. Overall, even though both of these characters live their lives in an introverted way, ( with Bilbo secretly does so and Gollum is open about it) these two are very much the same when it comes to knowing how to act around others. It is especially surprising with Gollum though considering the fact that even though he does not have any interactions at all, he is still able to form coherent sentences that everyone can
Heroes have developed in our minds as these fierce, male, and brute characters. That is the case for what is known as a traditional hero,in this novel, “The Hobbit”, that would be Thorin Oakenshield. Being born in the royal family, he was destined to one day become king. He is physically strong and gains the respect of alot of dwarves. Then there is another type of hero, which has ever so changing characteristics but don’t portray the characteristics of a traditional hero. In this novel, that would be Bilbo Baggins. He started out as a lazy and calm character. Gradually, Bilbo develops traits that would make him more of a hero, but definitely not with
...th heroes take are dangerous and difficult. Bilbo makes many mistakes but in the end he does mature and grow as a person. The hero is willing to put everything above themselves. Comparing Bilbo with Beowulf, it is clear that while Beowulf is an archetypal hero from a hero themed story, Bilbo is arguably more of a hero than him in some ways. Bilbo shows himself to not just a hero in skills and prowess but a hero in character, which Beowulf does not seem to show. Thorin even comments “Now is the time for our esteemed Mr. Baggins, who has proved himself a good companion on our long road, and a hobbit full of courage and resource far exceeding his size…” (198). However both heroes have acts of self-sacrifice and courage, while Beowulf uses his physical strength to achieve his heroics, Bilbo’s sense of honour, moral and courage proves himself equal to Beowulf in heroics.
In The Hobbit, four races, live a tumultuous world where dragons and magic take place, these four races hobbits, dwarves, elves, and humans. They’re different and yet alike, among many different aspects. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien, is about Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who is enlisted into an adventure with a Thorin & Co. a group of Dwarves, and Gandalf a wizard. Through his journey, he would encounter many new things and come out a different person. The many races and their distinct differences stack against each other and make for an interesting set of people and morals with those people.
Little do people know, the world of mythology and all of the tales of people, and adventures that have happen in greek mythology have made and evolved its way to modern day books, and even influences. Such as some of the words that we use in our language, even to why we think certain things are in this world like evil. Mythology has a lot of tales of people that were ‘nobodies’ and were trained to be these great heroes of mythology. These individuals achieved the title of a hero by going through the steps of mythology’s ‘her journey’. In The Hobbit bilbo is an example of the steps greek mythology heroes took in order to become the modern day hero.
Gollum began as a Stoor Hobbit and a once a merry member of the River Folk called Smeagol, who became the stretched, disfigured being once his greediness for the Ring took over. His greed for the Ring was so great, he even killed his cousin Deagol for it. This is a greater representation of ambition and greed because Smeagol wanted the Ring bad enough to kill for it, despite his justifications that it was supposed to be his birthday present.
...ce, although both writings are interesting in their own ways, the most interesting aspect of both writings together is that they both have a similar plot and theme. It is rare that two
different thing. THey compare in only one way. This is the fact that they both
To illustrate, it says in the book, “‘ Praps we sits here and chats with it a bitsy, my preciouss. It likes riddles, praps it does, does it?’” (Tolkien 73). The scene here is Bilbo has just met Gollum and is holding out his sword in front of him, as protection. When Gollum sees this, he becomes more friendly and offers to play a little game with Bilbo, in hopes of finding out more about him, making it seem as if everything rests on what Gollum does, adding suspense to the story. It shows that Gollum is a creature to be feared, which promotes Bilbo even more into the role of a hero. In the movie, Bilbo at first is hiding from Gollum, but as soon as Gollum sees him, he tries to eat Bilbo. In response, Bilbo holds out his sword and carefully proposes a riddle game to Gollum, seeming more than a childish game than a matter of life and death (Jackson). In this scene, the two characters are circling around a rock, making it suspenseful and suggesting that Gollum has no intention of letting Bilbo leave. Gollum wasn’t very friendly to Bilbo, even when he was threatened. The background was not as dark as the book described probably because if it was, we couldn’t really see what was happening in the scene. Also, there really was no music for this part, but Gollum’s voice was very raspy in an almost frightening kind of way. It
well as the author of this book. One can notice that they both share a fairly
While they have both built themselves up to an elevated social status, there are many differences in the work ethics, personalities, and appearances of these two men.